Improvement of the retrieval algorithm for GOSAT SWIR XCO2and XCH4and their validation using TCCON data

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1533-1547

  Yoshida, Y ^a   Kikuchi, N ^a   Morino, I ^a   Uchino, O ^a   Oshchepkov, S ^a   Bril, A ^a   Saeki, T ^a   Schutgens, N ^b,l   Toon, G C ^c   Wunch, D ^d   Roehl, C M ^d   Wennberg, P O ^d   Griffith, D W T ^e   Deutscher, N M ^e,f   Warneke, T ^f   Notholt, J ^f   Robinson, J ^g   Sherlock, V ^g   Connor, B ^h   Rettinger, M ⁱ   Sussmann, R ⁱ   Ahonen, P ^j   Heikkinen, P ^j   Kyro E ^j   Mendonca, J ^k   Strong, K ^k   Hase, F ⁱ   Dohe, S ⁱ   Yokota, T ^a   more..

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^h BC Consulting Ltd   (New Zealand)

ⁱ KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^j FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^l UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CARBON DIOXIDE; GOSAT; IRRADIANCE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; METHANE; MODEL VALIDATION; SCATTERING; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84882790589     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-1533-2013     Document Type: Article

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