Validation of atmospheric sounders by correlative measurements

Applied Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 26, 2008, Pages 4739-4748

  Pougatchev, Nikita ^a  

^a Space Dynamics Laboratory ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; REMOTE SENSING;

ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDERS; IN-ORBIT; NOISE LEVELS; REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; VERTICAL RESOLUTION;

ORBITS;

EID: 56849087963     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.47.004739     Document Type: Article

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