Estimation of temperature and humidity profile information from microwave radiances over different surface types

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1526-1541

  English, Stephen J ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSIVITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0033379367     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1999)038<1526:EOTAHP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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