Simultaneous trace gas measurements using two Fourier transform spectrometers at Eureka, Canada during spring 2006, and comparisons with the ACE-FTS

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 5383-5405

  Fu, D ^a   Walker, K A ^a,b   Mittermeier, R L ^c   Strong, K ^b   Sung, K ^b,e   Fast, H ^c   Bernath, P F ^a,d   Boone, C D ^a   Daffer, W H ^e   Fogal, P ^b   Kolonjari, F ^b   Loewen, P ^b   Manney, G L ^e,f   Mikhailov, O ^b   Drummond, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STRATOSPHERE; TRACE GAS;

CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; EUREKA; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

EID: 79960138124     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-5383-2011     Document Type: Article

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