The concentration profile of nitric acid and other species over Saskatchewan in August 1998: Retrieval from data recorded by thermal-emission radiometry

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 361-376

  Quine, Brendan M ^a   Toohey, Matthew ^b   Drummond, James R ^b   Strong, Kimberly ^b   Wunch, Debra ^b   Midwinter, Clive ^b   McElroy, C Thomas ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC ACID; RADIOMETER; VERTICAL PROFILE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 29744444692     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3137/ao.430407     Document Type: Article

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