A comparative study of mesospheric water vapor measurements from the ground-based water vapor millimeter-wave spectrometer and space-based instruments

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 16647-16661

  Nedoluha, Gerald E ^a   Bevilacqua, Richard M ^a   Gomez, R Michael ^a   Waltman, William B ^a   Hicks, Brian C ^a   Thacker, D L ^b,g   Russell III, James M ^c,d   Abrams, Mark ^c   Pumphrey, Hugh C ^e   Connor, Brian J ^f  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b INTERFEROMETRICS INC   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^g NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0001413828     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01095     Document Type: Review

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