Tropospheric NO2 column densities deduced from zenith-sky DOAS measurements in Shanghai, China, and their application to satellite validation

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3641-3662

  Chen, D ^a   Zhou, B ^a   Beirle, S ^b   Chen, L M ^a   Wagner, T ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BOUNDARY LAYER; DIURNAL VARIATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITROGEN OXIDES; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SATELLITE DATA; SCIAMACHY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TROPOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 77950206447     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-3641-2009     Document Type: Article

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