Impact of temperature field inhomogeneities on the retrieval of atmospheric species from MIPAS IR limb emission spectra

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1487-1507

  Kiefer, M ^a   Arnone, E ^b   Dudhia, A ^c   Carlotti, M ^b   Castelli, E ^d   Von Clarmann, T ^a   Dinelli, B M ^d   Kleinert, A ^a   Linden, A ^a   Milz, M ^a,e   Papandrea, E ^b   Stiller, G ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^e LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 80052312450     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-3-1487-2010     Document Type: Article

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