POAM III retrieval algorithm and error analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 21, 2002, Pages

  Lumpe, J D ^a,d   Bevilacqua, R M ^b   Hoppel, K W ^b   Randall, C E ^c  

^a Computational Physics Inc ^*  (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d Naval Research Laboratory Code 7220 Building 2 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Error analysis; Occultation; Remote sensing; Retrieval algorithm

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIGHT EXTINCTION; MATRIX ALGEBRA;

ALGORITHM; DATA SET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; RESOLUTION;

EID: 0141439889     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002137     Document Type: Article

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