Intercomparison of vertically resolved merged satellite ozone data sets: Interannual variability and long-term trends

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 25687-25745

  Tummon, F ^a   Hassler, B ^b,c   Harris, N R P ^d   Staehelin, J ^a   Steinbrecht, W ^e   Anderson, J ^f   Bodeker, G E ^g   Bourassa, A ^h   Davis, S M ^b,c   Degenstein, D ^h   Frith, S M ⁱ   Froidevaux, L ^j   Kyrola E ^k   Laine, M ^k   Long, C ^c   Penckwitt, A A ^g   Sioris, C E ^h   Rosenlof, K H ^c   Roth, C ^h   Wang, H J ^l   Wild, J ^k,m   more..

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^f Hampton University   (United States)

^g BODEKER SCIENTIFIC   (New Zealand)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

ⁱ SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^j CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^k FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^l GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^m Innovim   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; DATA SET; OZONE; SATELLITE DATA; STRATOSPHERE; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84908001874     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acpd-14-25687-2014     Document Type: Review

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