First characterization and validation of FORLI-HNO3 vertical profiles retrieved from IASI/Metop

• Main Authors: Ronsmans, Gaétane, Langerock, Bavo, Wespes, Catherine, Hannigan, James W., Hase, Frank, Kerzenmacher, Tobias, Mahieu, Emmanuel, Schneider, Matthias, Smale, Dan, Hurtmans, Daniel, De Mazière, Martine, Clerbaux, Cathy, Coheur, Pierre-François
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
• Subjects: ddc:550; Earth sciences; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/550; Arrival Heights; Kiruna
• Online Access: https://publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu/1000060497; https://publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu/1000060497/4308247; https://doi.org/10.5445/IR/1000060497; http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:swb:90-604978

Knowing the spatial and seasonal distributions of nitric acid (HNO$_{3}$) around the globe is of great interest and allows us to comprehend the processes regulating stratospheric ozone, especially in the polar regions. Due to its unprecedented spatial and temporal sampling, the nadir-viewing Infrare...