Retrieval of stratospheric NO2 vertical profiles from ground-based zenith-sky DOAS measurements: Results for the MANTRA 1998 field campaign

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 339-350

  Melo, Stella M L ^a,b   Strong, K ^a   Bassford, M R ^c   Preston, K E ^d   McElroy, C T ^e   Rozanov, E V ^f   Egorova, T ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

^c MINISTRY OF DEFENCE   (United Kingdom)

^d Jacques Whitford Environment Limited   (United States)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^f ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 29744446684     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3137/ao.430405     Document Type: Article

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