Determination of aerosol properties from MAX-DOAS observations of the Ring effect

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 495-512

  Wagner, T ^a   Deutschmann, T ^b   Platt, U ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; GEOMETRY; OPTICAL DEPTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIANCE; SCATTERING; SIMULATION; STRATOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 77957725080     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-2-495-2009     Document Type: Article

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