Comparison of ozone profiles between Superconducting Submillimeter-Wave Limb-Emission Sounder and worldwide ozonesonde measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 12,755-12,765

  Imai, Koji ^a   Fujiwara, Masatomo ^b   Inai, Yoichi ^c   Manago, Naohiro ^d   Suzuki, Makoto ^a   Sano, Takuki ^a   Mitsuda, Chihiro ^e   Naito, Yoko ^f   Hasebe, Fumio ^b   Koide, Takashi ^a   Shiotani, Masato ^a,c  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e FUJITSU LABORATORIES LTD   (Japan)

^f KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

atmospheric composition; atmospheric limb sounding; atmospheric transport; International Space Station; middle atmosphere; ozone chemistry

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; OZONE; SUBMILLIMETER WAVES; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONS; LIMB SOUNDING; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; OZONE CHEMISTRY;

METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA QUALITY; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; OZONE; OZONESONDE; SENSOR;

EID: 84890493235     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD021094     Document Type: Article

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