Performance simulations for a spaceborne methane lidar mission

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 4365-4379

  Kiemle, C ^a   Kawa, S R ^b   Quatrevalet, M ^a   Browell, E V ^c  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; BACKSCATTER; CLIMATE MODELING; ICE SHEET; LIDAR; METHANE; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERMAFROST; PRECISION; REMOTE SENSING; SIR; SNOW; WAVELENGTH;

FRANCE; GERMANY;

EID: 84921906445     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD021253     Document Type: Article

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