Nadir sensitivity of passive millimeter and submillimeter wave channels to clear air temperature and water vapor variations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D13, 2000, Pages 17481-17511

  Klein, Marian ^a,b   Gasiewski, Albin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; NADIR; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0000662134     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900089     Document Type: Article

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