Retrieval interval mapping: A tool to visualize the impact of the spectral retrieval range on differential optical absorption spectroscopy evaluations

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 275-299

  Vogel, L ^a   Sihler, H ^a,b   Lampel, J ^a   Wagner, T ^b   Platt, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; MAPPING METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; VISUALIZATION; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84882726818     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-275-2013     Document Type: Article

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