Methanol from TES global observations: Retrieval algorithm and seasonal and spatial variability

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 8189-8203

  Cady Pereira, K E ^a   Shephard, M W ^b   Millet, D B ^c   Luo, M ^d   Wells, K C ^c   Xiao, Y ^a   Payne, V H ^d   Worden, J ^d  

^a ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; ERROR ANALYSIS; METHANOL; MIXING RATIO; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TROPOSPHERE;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84863908442     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-8189-2012     Document Type: Article

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