Land surface pressure estimate from measurements in the oxygen A absorption band

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-77

  Bréon, François Marie ^a,b   Bouffiès, Sophie ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD DETECTION; CLOUD TOP PRESSURE; LAND SURFACE PRESSURE; OXYGEN ABSORPTION; POLDER; SURFACE PRESSURE;

EID: 0029728776     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<0069:LSPEFM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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