Solar backscatter UV (SBUV) total ozone and profile algorithm

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2533-2548

  Bhartia, P K ^a   McPeters, R D ^a   Flynn, L E ^b   Taylor, S ^c   Kramarova, N A ^c   Frith, S ^c   Fisher, B ^c   Deland, M ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; BACKSCATTER; CALIBRATION; CLIMATOLOGY; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; NOAA SATELLITE; OPTIMIZATION; OZONE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 84885357214     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-2533-2013     Document Type: Article

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