Evaluation of stratospheric NO2 retrieved from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument: Intercomparison, diurnal cycle, and trending

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Dirksen, Ruud J ^a,b   Boersma, K Folkert ^a,c   Eskes, Henk J ^a   Ionov, Dmitry V ^d,e   Bucsela, Eric J ^f   Levelt, Pieternel F ^a   Kelder, Hennie M ^c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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

^f SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONITORING; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; QUALITY CONTROL; VORTEX FLOW;

ANNUAL CYCLE; DIURNAL CYCLE; DIURNAL VARIATION; FORECAST MODEL; GROUND BASED MEASUREMENT; GROUND-BASED INSTRUMENTATION; GROUND-BASED TECHNIQUES; HIGH RATE; INTERCOMPARISONS; MULTI-LINEAR REGRESSION; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; OZONE MONITORING INSTRUMENTS; POLAR VORTEX; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; REMOTE AREAS; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SEASONAL DEPENDENCE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STANDARD PRODUCTS; VERTICAL COLUMNS;

ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETERS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DIURNAL VARIATION; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERE; VORTEX;

ARCTIC; LAUDER; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 79955527636     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014943     Document Type: Article

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