On the statistical optimality of CO2 atmospheric inversions assimilating CO2 column retrievals

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 11133-11145

  Chevallier, F ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA INVERSION; GOSAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84943771418     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-11133-2015     Document Type: Article

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