Simulation study of the aerosol information content in OMI spectral reflectance measurements

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3115-3127

  Veihelmann, B ^a   Levelt, P F ^a   Stammes, P ^a   Veefkind, J P ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BACKSCATTER; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OZONE; SIMULATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 34250735479     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-3115-2007     Document Type: Article

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