Optical extinction by upper tropospheric/stratospheric aerosols and clouds: GOMOS observations for the period 2002-2008

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 7997-8009

  Vanhellemont, F ^a   Fussen, D ^a   Mateshvili, N ^a   Tetard C ^a   Bingen, C ^a   Dekemper, E ^a   Loodts, N ^a   Kyrola E ^b   Sofieva, V ^b   Tamminen, J ^b   Hauchecorne, A ^c   Bertaux, J L ^c   Dalaudier, F ^c   Blanot, L ^c,d   Fanton D'Andon, O ^d   Barrot, G ^d   Guirlet, M ^d   Fehr, T ^e   Saavedra, L ^e  

^a BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d ACRI ST   (France)

^e ESA ESRIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 77956206312     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-7997-2010     Document Type: Article

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