Intercomparisons of trace gases profiles from the Odin/SMR and Aura/MLS limb sounders

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 21, 2006, Pages

  Barret, Brice ^a   Ricaud, P ^a   Santee, M L ^b   Attie J L ^a   Urban, J ^c   Le Flochmoen E ^a   Berthet, G ^d   Murtagh, D ^c   Eriksson, P ^c   Jones, A ^c   de La Noe J ^e   Dupuy, E ^e,f   Froidevaux, L ^b   Livesey, N J ^b   Waters, J W ^b   Filipiak, M J ^g  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d LPCE CNRS   (France)

^e LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CHLORINE; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RADIOMETERS; TRACE ELEMENTS; TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; PROFILER; RADIOMETER; SATELLITE; SATELLITE DATA; TRACE GAS;

EID: 34247576923     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007305     Document Type: Article

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