A nonlinear physical retrieval algorithm - Its application to the GOES-8/9 sounder

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 501-513

  Ma, Xia L ^a   Schmit, Timothy J ^b,d   Smith, William L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d NOAA/NES DIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALGORITHM; GOES; MOISTURE; RADIANCE; SATELLITE DATA; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 0032880770     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1999)038<0501:ANPRAI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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