Influence of low spatial resolution a priori data on tropospheric NO 2 satellite retrievals

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1805-1820

  Heckel, A ^a,b   Kim, S W ^c,d   Frost, G J ^c,d   Richter, A ^a   Trainer, M ^c   Burrows, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACKSCATTER; COASTAL ZONE; MODIS; NITROUS OXIDE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SATELLITE DATA; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; TRACE GAS; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84862833361     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-4-1805-2011     Document Type: Article

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