Lower stratospheric densities from solar occultation measurements of continuum absorption near 2400 cm-1

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Rinsland, Curtis P ^a   McHugh, Martin J ^b   Irion, Fredrick W ^c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b GATS INC   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuum; Infrared; Occultation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; INFRARED RADIATION; OPTICAL DEPTH; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 2642562923     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003803     Document Type: Article

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