Calibration of the improved stratospheric and mesospheric sounder. Part I: Introduction, spectral, and radiometric calibration

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 810-831

  Ballard, J ^a   Palmer, C W P ^b   Morris, P E ^b   Nightingale, T J ^a   Firth, J ^a   Knight, R J ^a   Venters, P ^b   Wells, R J ^b   Whitney, J G ^b  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 4243130750     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013<0810:COTISA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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