Variability of water vapor in the tropical upper troposphere as measured by the microwave limb sounder on UARS

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D24, 1998, Pages 31695-31707

  Clark, H L ^a   Harwood, R S ^a   Mote, P W ^b,d   Read, W G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0032573693     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02702     Document Type: Article

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