Technical note: Interference errors in infrared remote sounding of the atmosphere

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 3537-3557

  Sussmann, R ^a   Borsdorff, T ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BALLOON OBSERVATION; OZONE; REMOTE SENSING; SMOOTHING;

EID: 34547382411     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-3537-2007     Document Type: Article

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