Global water vapor distributions in the stratosphere and upper troposphere derived from 5.5 years of SAGE II observations (1986-1991)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 19105-19118

  Chiou, E W ^a,b   McCormick, M P ^b   Chu, W P ^b  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 0031397732     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01371     Document Type: Review

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