Sensitivity studies for space-based measurement of atmospheric total column carbon dioxide by reflected sunlight

Applied Optics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 914-927

  Mao, Jianping ^a   Kawa, S Randolph ^b  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CIRRUS CLOUD; SPACE-BASED CARBON DIOXIDE; SUNLIGHT PATH;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 1142267428     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.43.000914     Document Type: Article

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