Does GOSAT capture the true seasonal cycle of carbon dioxide?

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 13023-13040

  Lindqvist, H ^a,b   O'Dell, C W ^a   Basu, S ^c,d   Boesch, H ^e   Chevallier, F ^f   Deutscher, N ^g,h   Feng, L ⁱ   Fisher, B ^j   Hase, F ^k   Inoue, M ^l,m   Kivi, R ^b   Morino, I ^l   Palmer, P I ⁱ   Parker, R ^e   Schneider, M ^k   Sussmann, R ^k   Yoshida, Y ^l  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^j CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^k KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^l NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^m AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CARBON DIOXIDE; GOSAT; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 84948140495     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-13023-2015     Document Type: Article

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