Validation of nine years of MOPITT V5 NIR using MOZAIC/IAGOS measurements: Biases and long-term stability

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3783-3799

  De Laat, A T J ^a   Aben, I ^b   Deeter, M ^c   Nedelec P ^d   Eskes, H ^a   Attie J L ^d,e   Ricaud, P ^e   Abida, R ^e   El Amraoui, L ^e   Landgraf, J ^b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^e CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERROR ANALYSIS; NADIR; NEAR INFRARED; OZONE; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84911420240     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-3783-2014     Document Type: Article

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