Remote sensing of the vertical distribution of atmospheric water vapor from the TOVS observations: method and validation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D8, 1998, Pages 8743-8752

  Chaboureau, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Chédin, Alain ^a   Scott, Noëlle A ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE INSTRUMENT; TOVS; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 0032571702     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00045     Document Type: Article

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