Omps limb profiler instrument performance assessment

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 4399-4412

  Jaross, Glen ^a   Bhartia, Pawan K ^a   Chen, Grace ^b   Kowitt, Mark ^b   Haken, Michael ^b   Chen, Zhong ^b   Xu, Philippe ^c   Warner, Jeremy ^b   Kelly, Thomas ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN METHOD; ERROR ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; NSCAT; OZONE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REMOTE SENSING; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84892556610     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020482     Document Type: Article

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