Comparison between the TOPAZ airborne ozone lidar and in situ measurements during TexAQs 2006

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1243-1257

  Langford, A O ^a   Senff, C J ^b   Alvarez II , R J ^a   Banta, R M ^a   Hardesty, R M ^a   Parrish, D D ^a   Ryerson, T B ^a  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft observations; Bias; In situ observations; Lidars lidar observations; Ozone

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS; BIAS; CHEMILUMINESCENCE SENSORS; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; HOUSTON; IN SITU OBSERVATIONS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; LIDAR SIGNALS; LIDAR SYSTEMS; LIDARS/LIDAR OBSERVATIONS; NEGATIVE BIAS; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOR; OPTICAL PROFILER; OZONE LEVELS; SHIP CHANNELS; SIGNAL AMPLIFIERS; SPATIAL AVERAGING; STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTY;

AIR QUALITY; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHEMILUMINESCENCE; OPTICAL RADAR; OZONE; VANADIUM COMPOUNDS;

TOPAZ;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LIDAR; NOAA SATELLITE; OZONE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

DALLAS; HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82955194505     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-10-05043.1     Document Type: Article

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