Description and sensitivity analysis of a limb scattering ozone retrieval algorithm

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 1-23

  Loughman, Robert P ^a,b   Flittner, D E ^a,c   Herman, B M ^a   Bhartia, P K ^d   Hilsenrath, E ^d   McPeters, R D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OZONE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 28044435845     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005429     Document Type: Article

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