Investigation of systematic uncertainties in Brewer-Mast ozone soundings using observations from a ground-based microwave radiometer

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1543-1551

  Calisesi, Yasmine ^a   Stübi, René ^b   Kämpfer, Niklaus ^a   Viatte, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Aerological Station   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EXTRAPOLATION; MICROWAVES; RADIOMETERS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

MESOSPHERE;

OZONE;

GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; OZONE; OZONESONDE; RADIOMETER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0347478137     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<1543:IOSUIB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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