Ability of the MAX-DOAS method to derive profile information for NO 2: Can the boundary layer and free troposphere be separated?

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2659-2684

  Vlemmix, T ^a,b   Piters, A J M ^a   Berkhout, A J C ^c   Gast, L F L ^c   Wang, P ^a   Levelt, P F ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLEAR SKY; ERROR ANALYSIS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; LIDAR; MIXING RATIO; MODEL VALIDATION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SCATTERING; SOLAR RADIATION; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84862833575     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-4-2659-2011     Document Type: Article

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