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HCHO Total Column


Measurement Definition*: 2D field of total amount of HCHO molecules per unit area in an atmospheric column extending from the Earth’s surface to the upper edge of the atmosphere - Measuring Units molecules.cm-2, Uncertainty Units %
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* Description adapted from WMO.