A comparison of the first-guess dependence of precipitable water estimates from three techniques using GOES data

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 417-427

  Knabb, Richard D ^a   Fuelberg, Henry E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDER; GOES-7; PRECIPITABLE WATER; RADIOMETER; VISSR;

EID: 0031473673     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1997)036<0417:ACOTFG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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