Accurate satellite-derived estimates of the tropospheric ozone impact on the global radiation budget

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 4447-4465

  Joiner, J ^a   Schoeberl, M R ^a   Vasilkov, A P ^b   Oreopoulos, L ^a   Platnick, S ^a   Livesey, N J ^c   Levelt, P F ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLOUD; EOS; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; MIXING RATIO; OZONE; RADIATIVE FORCING; SATELLITE DATA; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 72449151753     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-4447-2009     Document Type: Article

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