Measurements of O 3, so 2, NO 2 and HCHO column amounts using a Brewer spectrometer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5886, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-9

  Cede, Alexander ^a   Herman, Jay ^b  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; Brewer spectrophotometer; Direct sun; Trace gases

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH; BREWER SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; DIRECT SUN; TRACE GASES;

ALGORITHMS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXYGEN; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SUN;

OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84858521079     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.620167     Document Type: Conference Paper

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