Characterization of water-vapour retrievals from TOVS/HIRS and SSM/T-2 measurements

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 553, 1999, Pages 331-351

  Engelen, Richard J ^a,b   Stephens, Graeme L ^b  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Retrieval; TOVS; Water vapour

Indexed keywords

MODELING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SSM-I; TOVS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0032941121     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1477-870X.tb00001.x     Document Type: Article

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