Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 2, 0201003(2020)

Detection of Temporal and Spatial Distributions of Atmospheric Nitric Acid Based on Ground-Based High-Resolution Solar Absorption Spectra

Huifang Zhang1,2, Wei Wang2、**, Cheng Liu3、*, Changgong Shan2, Qihou Hu2, Youwen Sun2, and Jones Nicholas
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
  • 3School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: Aug. 12, 2019

    Accepted: Sep. 19, 2019

    Published Online: Jan. 2, 2020

    The Author Email: Wang Wei (wwang@aiofm.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.0201003

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