Upper tropospheric water vapor from GEOS reanalysis and UARS MLS observation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D16, 1998, Pages 19587-19594

  Chen, Minghang ^a   Rood, Richard B ^a   Read, William G ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; TROPOSPHERE; UARS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0032572935     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02122     Document Type: Article

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