Simultaneous ground-based observations of O3, HCl, N 2O, and CH4 over Toronto, Canada by three Fourier transform spectrometers with different resolutions

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1275-1292

  Wunch, D ^a   Taylor, J R ^a   Fu, D ^b   Bernath, P ^b,c   Drummond, J R ^a,d   Midwinter, C ^a   Strong, K ^a   Walker, K A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; FOURIER TRANSFORM; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OZONE; RESOLUTION; SPECTROMETER; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 33847627428     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-1275-2007     Document Type: Article

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