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Abbreviations<br />

xviii<br />

LaRC<br />

MERLIN<br />

MODIS<br />

NASA<br />

PCFLOS<br />

NOAA<br />

PDF<br />

PSC<br />

SNR<br />

TOA<br />

TTL<br />

UTC<br />

VFM<br />

WDCGG<br />

WFC<br />

WMO<br />

Langley Research Center<br />

Methane Remote Sensing <strong>Lidar</strong> Mission<br />

Mo<strong>de</strong>rate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer<br />

National Aeronautics and Space Administration<br />

Probability of cloud free line-of-sight<br />

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<br />

Probability <strong>de</strong>nsity function<br />

Polar stratospheric cloud<br />

Signal-to-noise ratio<br />

Top of <strong>the</strong> atmosphere<br />

Tropical Tropopause Layer<br />

Universal Time Conversion<br />

Vertical Feature Mask<br />

World <strong>Data</strong> Centre <strong>for</strong> Greenhause Gases<br />

Wi<strong>de</strong> Field Camera<br />

World Meteorological Organization

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