Improvements in radiosonde humidity profiles using RS80/RS90 radiosondes of vaisala

Contributions to Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 319-336

  Leiterer, U ^a   Dier, H ^a   Naebert, T ^a  

^a DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMIDITY PROFILE; RADIOSONDE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0031412896     PISSN: 00058173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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