Surface pressure retrieval from SCIAMACHY measurements in the O2 A band: Validation of the measurements and sensitivity on aerosols

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2109-2120

  van Diedenhoven, B ^a   Hasekamp, O P ^a   Aben, I ^a  

^a SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; REFLECTANCE; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 27244443337     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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