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Research article
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13 Oct 2014
Research article |
| 13 Oct 2014
A simple and versatile cloud-screening method for MAX-DOAS retrievals
C. Gielen
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium
M. Van Roozendael
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium
F. Hendrick
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium
G. Pinardi
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium
T. Vlemmix
Department of Geosciences and Remote Sensing, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
V. De Bock
Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
H. De Backer
Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
C. Fayt
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium
C. Hermans
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium
D. Gillotay
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium
P. Wang
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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