Validation of version 5.20 ILAS HNO3, CH4, N 2O, O3, and NO2 using ground-based measurements at Arrival Heights and Kiruna

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 24, 2002, Pages

  Wood, S W ^a   Bodeker, G E ^a   Boyd, I S ^a   Jones, N B ^a,d   Connor, B J ^a   Johnston, P V ^a   Matthews, W A ^a   Nichol, S E ^a   Murcray, F J ^b   Nakajima, H ^c   Sasano, Y ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

0340 atmospheric composition and structure: Middle atmosphere Composition and chemistry; 0341 atmospheric composition and structure: Middle atmosphere Constituent transport and chemistry (3334)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CLIMATOLOGY; MEASUREMENT THEORY; TROPOSPHERE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERROR ANALYSIS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; METHANE; MODEL VALIDATION; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTROMETER;

ANTARCTICA; ARRIVAL HEIGHTS; EAST ANTARCTICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; KIRUNA; NORRBOTTEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 10244226076     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000581     Document Type: Article

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