Comparison of modeled and empirical approaches for retrieving columnar water vapor from solar transmittance measurements in the 0.94-μm region

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D5, 1996, Pages 9345-9358

  Schmid, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMITTANCE MODEL; FASCOD3P; INSTRUMENT EVALUATION; LOWTRAN 7; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; MODTRAN 3; SUN PHOTOMETER; THOMASON MODEL; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 0030467038     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JD00337     Document Type: Article

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