MIPAS reduced spectral resolution UTLS-1 mode measurements of temperature, O3, HNO3, N2O, H2O and relative humidity over ice: Retrievals and comparison to MLS

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 337-353

  Chauhan, S ^a   Hopfner M ^a   Stiller, G P ^a   Von Clarmann, T ^a   Funke, B ^b   Glatthor, N ^a   Grabowski, U ^a   Linden, A ^a   Kellmann, S ^a   Milz, M ^a,d   Steck, T ^a,e   Fischer, H ^a   Froidevaux, L ^c   Lambert, A ^c   Santee, M L ^c   Schwartz, M ^c   Read, W G ^c   Livesey, N J ^c  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^e Gymnasium   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC GAS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVISAT-1; ICE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERFEROMETER; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; STRATOSPHERE; TRACE GAS;

ANDALUCIA;

EID: 72049101058     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-2-337-2009     Document Type: Article

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