An evaluation of the SAGE∼III version 4 aerosol extinction coefficient and water vapor data products

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2159-2173

  Thomason, L W ^a   Moore, J R ^b   Pitts, M C ^a   Zawodny, J M ^a   Chiou, E W ^c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c ADNET SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DATA QUALITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; PRECISION; SATELLITE DATA; STRATOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 77649248161     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-2159-2010     Document Type: Article

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