Millimetre-wave tomographic limb-sounding of the UTLS - Investigation of retrieval resolution

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5234, Issue , 2004, Pages 323-334

  Jay, Victoria L ^a   Siddans, Richard ^a   Reburn, W Jolyon ^a   Kerridge, Brian J ^a  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2D retrieval; Carbon monoxide; Limb sounding; Millimetre wave; Ozone; Tomography; UTLS; Water vapour

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MILLIMETER WAVES; OZONE; TOMOGRAPHY; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VAPORS;

LIMB SOUNDING; TWO DIMENSIONAL RETRIEVAL; UTLS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 1942439810     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.514188     Document Type: Conference Paper

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