Precision estimate for Odin-OSIRIS limb scatter retrievals

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Bourassa, A E ^a   McLinden, C A ^b   Bathgate, A F ^a   Elash, B J ^a   Degenstein, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; COVARIANCE MATRIX; INFRARED IMAGING; LIGHT EXTINCTION; OZONE;

AEROSOL EXTINCTION; ALGEBRAIC RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES; ATMOSPHERIC VARIABILITY; CLOSE-IN; LIMB SCATTER; LIMB SCATTER MEASUREMENTS; OPTICAL SPECTROGRAPH; RELAXATION METHODS; STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOL EXTINCTION; TRACE GAS; TROPICAL STRATOSPHERE;

ESTIMATION;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACKSCATTER; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OZONE; PRECISION; SPACECRAFT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; TRACE GAS;

EID: 84857758438     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016976     Document Type: Article

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