Four Fourier transform spectrometers and the Arctic polar vortex: Instrument intercomparison and ACE-FTS validation at Eureka during the IPY springs of 2007 and 2008

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-66

  Batchelor, R L ^a   Kolonjari, F ^a   Lindenmaier, R ^a   Mittermeier, R L ^b   Daffer, W ^c   Fast, H ^b   Manney, G ^c,d   Strong, K ^a   Walker, K A ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MODEL VALIDATION; OZONE; POLAR VORTEX; SATELLITE MISSION; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; EUREKA; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

EID: 83655189085     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-3-51-2010     Document Type: Article

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