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Amekudzi et al. 2005
Amekudzi, L.K., Sinnhuber, B.-M., Sheode, N.V., Meyer, J., Rozanov, A., Lamsal, L.N., Bovensmann, H. and Burrows, J.P. (2005). Retrieval of stratospheric NO3 vertical profiles from SCIAMACHY lunar occultation measurement over the Antarctic. Journal of Geophysical Research 110: doi: 10.1029/2004JD005748. issn: 0148-0227.

NO3 vertical profiles have been retrieved over the Antarctic (60¿--90¿S) from the Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Cartography (SCIAMACHY) lunar occultation spectra, using the visible spectral band (610--680 nm) containing NO3 absorption bands at 623 and 662 nm. The retrieved NO3 profiles agree well with calculations from a photochemical model constrained by retrieved O3 and analyzed temperatures in the altitude range between 24 and 45 km. Below about 35--40 km, observed NO3 is well reproduced by photochemical steady state calculations. Differences between observed and modeled NO3 are within the estimated accuracy of 20--35%, demonstrating the consistency of the NO3 retrieval and model.

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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere, composition and chemistry, middle atmosphere, composition and chemistry, remote sensing, instruments and techniques
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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