Validation of Aqua satellite data in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere with in situ aircraft instruments

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Gettelman, Andrew ^a   Weinstock, Elliot M ^b   Fetzer, Eric J ^c   Irion, F W ^c   Eldering, Annmarie ^c   Richard, Erik C ^d   Rosenlof, Karen H ^d   Thompson, Thomas L ^d   Pittman, J V ^b   Webster, Chris R ^c   Herman, Robert L ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

0365 Atmospheric Composition and Structure; 3360 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics; 3362 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics; 3394 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics; Instruments and techniques; Remote sensing; Stratosphere troposphere interactions; Troposphere composition and chemistry

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLOUDS; DATA REDUCTION; OZONE LAYER; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS; AQUA SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE SENSORS; WATER VAPOR;

SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

AIRBORNE SENSING; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 20044375741     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020730     Document Type: Article

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