Optimal estimation of tropospheric H2O and δd with IASI/METOP

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 11207-11220

  Schneider, M ^a,b   Hase, F ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CIAI ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; INTERFEROMETRY; PRECISION; RADIANCE; SPECTROSCOPY; TROPOSPHERE; WATER;

EID: 80855140419     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-11207-2011     Document Type: Article

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