Validation of ground-based visible measurements of total ozone by comparison with Dobson and Brewer spectrophotometers

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-83

  Van Roozendael, M ^a   Peeters, P ^a   Roscoe, H K ^c   De Backer, H ^b   Jones, A E ^c   Bartlett, L ^d   Vaughan, G ^d   Goutail, F ^e   Pommereau, J P ^e   Kyro, E ^f   Wahlstrom, C ^g   Braathen, G ^g   Simon, P C ^a  

^a BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ozone; Stratosphere; Validation

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

OZONE MEASUREMENT; SPECTROPHOTOMETER;

ABSORPTION; AIR MONITORING; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CLOUD; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 6844242326     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005815902581     Document Type: Article

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