SCIAMACHY Absorbing Aerosol Index- Calibration issues and global results from 2002-2004

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2385-2394

  de Graaf, M ^a   Stammes, P ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; CORRECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; REFLECTANCE; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 26944444315     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-5-2385-2005     Document Type: Article

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