Sun photometric measurements of atmospheric water vapor column abundance in the 940-nm band

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 4343-4352

  Halthore, Rangasayi N ^a   Eck, Thomas F ^b   Holben, Brent N ^c   Markham, Brian L ^c  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b HUGHES STX CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC INSTRUMENT; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SUNPHOTOMETER; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 0031474085     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03247     Document Type: Article

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