A comparison of satellite observations and model simulations of column-integrated moisture and upper-tropospheric humidity

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1561-1585

  Chen, C T ^a,b   Roeckner, Erich ^b   Soden, Brian J ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHAM; GCM; HUMIDITY; SATELLITE OBSERVATION; SSM/I; TOVS; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 0030441971     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<1561:ACOSOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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