The MIPAS2D database of MIPAS/ENVISAT measurements retrieved with a multi-target 2-dimensional tomographic approach

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 355-374

  Dinelli, B M ^a   Arnone, E ^b   Brizzi, G ^b,d   Carlotti, M ^b   Castelli, E ^a,c   Magnani, L ^b   Papandrea, E ^b   Prevedelli, M ^b   Ridolfi, M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d SERCO ASSURANCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DATABASE; ENVISAT-1; INTERFEROMETER; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 80051874777     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-3-355-2010     Document Type: Article

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