A fast H2O total column density product from GOME - Validation with in-situ aircraft measurements

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 651-663

  Wagner, T ^a   Heland, J ^b   Zoger M ^b   Platt, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

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EID: 2642570716     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-3-651-2003     Document Type: Article

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