Extended and refined multi sensor reanalysis of total ozone for the period 1970-2012

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 3021-3035

  Van Der A, R J ^a   Allaart, M A F ^a   Eskes, H J ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OZONE; PARAMETERIZATION; SATELLITE DATA; SENSOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84938505233     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-8-3021-2015     Document Type: Article

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