Retrievals from GOMOS stellar occultation measurements using characterization of modeling errors

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1019-1027

  Sofieva, V F ^a   Vira, J ^a   Kyrola E ^a   Tamminen, J ^a   Kan, V ^b   Dalaudier, F ^c   Hauchecorne, A ^c   Bertaux, J L ^c   Fussen, D ^d   Vanhellemont, F ^d   Barrot, G ^e   Fanton D'Andon, O ^e  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b OBUKHOV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

^e ACRI ST   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVISAT-1; ERROR ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 77957953895     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-3-1019-2010     Document Type: Article

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