Performance of the ground-based total ozone network assessed using satellite data

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Fioletov, V E ^b   Labow, G ^d   Evans, R ^a   Hare, E W ^b   Kohler U ^c   McElroy, C T ^b   Miyagawa, K ^e   Redondas, A ^f   Savastiouk, V ^b   Shalamyansky, A M ^g   Staehelin, J ^h   Vanicek, K ⁱ   Weber, M ^j  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

^f Izana Observatory National Institute of Meteorology ^*  (Spain)

^g VOEIKOV MAIN GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY   (Russian Federation)

^h Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

ⁱ CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; INSTRUMENTS; OZONE; SATELLITES; STATISTICS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETERS;

BREWER SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; DIRECT SUN; EARTH PROBE SATELLITES; GROUND BASED; GROUND-BASED INSTRUMENTS; LONG-TERM CHANGES; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OZONE MEASUREMENTS; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE INSTRUMENTS; STANDARD DEVIATION; TOTAL OZONE; TOTAL OZONE MEASUREMENTS; ULTRAVIOLET DATA;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

INSTRUMENTATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OZONE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE DATA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 72049127281     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD009809     Document Type: Article

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