Retrieval of stratospheric NOx from 5.3 and 6.2 μm nonlocal thermodynamic equilibrium emissions measured by Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) on Envisat

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Funke, Bernd ^a   Lopez Puertas M ^a   von Clarmann, T ^b   Stiller, G P ^b   Fischer, H ^b   Glatthor, N ^b   Grabowski, U ^b   Hopfner M ^b   Kellmann, S ^b   Kiefer, M ^b   Linden, A ^b   Tsidu, G Mengistu ^b   Milz, M ^b   Steck, T ^b   Wang, D Y ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONITORING; NITROGEN OXIDES; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 21544461753     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005225     Document Type: Article

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