Precise pointing knowledge for SCIAMACHY solar occultation measurements

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2867-2880

  Bramstedt, K ^a   Noel S ^a   Bovensmann, H ^a   Gottwald, M ^b   Burrows, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTH; ELEVATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PRECISION; SCIAMACHY; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 84869015484     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-5-2867-2012     Document Type: Article

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