Surface-based radiometric observations of water vapor and cloud liquid in the temperate zone and in the tropics

Radio Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 421-432

  Snider, J B ^a   Hazen, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; RADIOMETERS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TROPICS; VAPORS;

MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS; STATISTICAL INVERSION TECHNIQUES; WATER VAPOR;

RADIOMETRY;

EID: 0032026955     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS02048     Document Type: Article

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