SCIAMACHY limb measurements of NO 2 , BrO and OClO. Retrieval of vertical profiles: Algorithm, first results, sensitivity and comparison studies

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1747-1764

  Kühl, Sven ^a   Pukite, Janis ^a   Deutschmann, T ^b   Platt, Ulrich ^b   Wagner, Thomas ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b Institut fur Umweltphysik   (Germany)

Author keywords

BrO; Limb; NO 2; OClO; Profile; Retrieval; SCIAMACHY; Stratosphere

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BALLOONS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; GASES; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NITROGEN OXIDES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPECTROMETERS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

LIMB; OCLO; PROFILE; RETRIEVAL; SCIAMACHY;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 51649123226     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.10.022     Document Type: Article

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