A method for improved SCIAMACHY CO2 retrieval in the presence of optically thin clouds

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 209-232

  Reuter, M ^a   Buchwitz, M ^a   Schneising, O ^a   Heymann, J ^a   Bovensmann, H ^a   Burrows, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALGORITHM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CIRRUS; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIANCE; REMOTE SENSING; SCATTERING; SURFACE FLUX;

EID: 78249238653     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-3-209-2010     Document Type: Article

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