GLObal limb Radiance Imager for the Atmosphere (GLORIA): Scientific objectives

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 989-995

  Riese, M ^a   Friedl Vallon, F ^b   Spang, R ^a   Preusse, P ^a   Schiller, C ^a   Hoffmann, L ^a   Konopka, P ^a   Oelhaf, H ^b   Von Clarmann, Th ^b   Hopfner M ^b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dynamics; Gravity waves; Limb sounding; Trace gas observations; VTLS

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GRAVITY WAVES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; LIMB SOUNDING; TRACE GAS OBSERVATIONS; VTLS;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 27744456887     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.04.115     Document Type: Conference Paper

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