Annual variation of the global precipitable water and its maintenance: Observation and climate-simulation

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-16

  Chen, Tsing Chang ^a   Yen, Ming Cheng ^a   Pfaendtner, James ^b   Sud, Y C ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE SIMULATION; GLOBAL HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; GLOBAL PRECIPITABLE WATER; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; PRECIPITABLE WATER; WATER BUDGET ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGETS; WATER VAPOUR; WATER VAPOUR TRANSPORT;

EID: 0029729068     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v48i1.11629     Document Type: Article

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