MERLIN - A space-based methane monitor

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8159, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Stephan, C ^a   Alpers, M ^a   Millet, B ^b   Ehret, G ^a   Flamant, P ^c   Deniel, C ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b CNES   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas; Integrated path differential absorption LIDAR; Methane; Satellite

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC METHANES; DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION LIDARS; EMISSION REDUCTION; GLOBAL COVERAGE; GLOBAL SCALE; HIGH PRECISION; KYOTO PROTOCOL; METHANE FLUXES; MICRO SATELLITE; MISSION CONCEPTS; MYRIADE; PRESENT STATUS; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; SATELLITE PLATFORMS; SCIENTIFIC STUDIES; SPACE-BASED; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; TEMPORAL GRADIENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; MONITORING; OPTICAL RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SPACE OPTICS;

METHANE;

EID: 80053422342     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.896589     Document Type: Conference Paper

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