Space-time variations in water vapor as observed by the UARS Microwave Limb Sounder

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 4 D, 1996, Pages 9001-9015

  Elson, Lee S ^a   Read, William G ^a   Waters, Joe W ^a   Mote, Philip W ^b   Kinnersley, Jonathan S ^b,c   Harwood, Robert S ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; UARS; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 0030474611     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jd03653     Document Type: Article

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