Validation of MIPAS IMK/IAA temperature, water vapor, and ozone profiles with MOHAVE-2009 campaign measurements

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 289-320

  Stiller, G P ^a   Kiefer, M ^a   Eckert, E ^a   Von Clarmann, T ^a   Kellmann, S ^a   Garcia Comas M ^b   Funke, B ^b   Leblanc, T ^c   Fetzer, E ^c   Froidevaux, L ^c   Gomez, M ⁱ   Hall, E ^d,e   Hurst, D ^d,e   Jordan, A ^d,e   Kampfer N ^f   Lambert, A ^c   McDermid, I S ^c   McGee, T ^g   Miloshevich, L ^h   Nedoluha, G ⁱ   Read, W ^c   Schneider, M ^a   Schwartz, M ^c   Straub, C ^f   Toon, G ^c   Twigg, L W ^j   Walker, K ^k   Whiteman, D N ^g   more..

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^g NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^h Milo Scientific LLC   (United States)

ⁱ NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^j SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; MESOSPHERE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OZONE; PRECISION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPOPAUSE; WATER VAPOR;

CALIFORNIA; PASADENA; SOUTH AFRICA; TABLE MOUNTAIN; UNITED STATES; WESTERN CAPE;

ANDALUCIA;

EID: 84860468239     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-5-289-2012     Document Type: Article

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