Spatial patterns of climate variability in upper-tropospheric water vapor radiances from satellite data and climate model simulations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1940-1955

  Geer, A J ^a   Harries, J E ^a   Brindley, H E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; RADIOSONDES; TROPOSPHERE; VAPORS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 0032714891     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<1940:SPOCVI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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