Comparison of water vapor measurements from POLINAT 2 with ECMWF analyses in high-humidity conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D3, 2000, Pages 3737-3744

  Ovarlez, Joëlle ^a   Van Velthoven, Peter ^b   Sachse, Glen ^c   Vay, Stephanie ^c   Schlager, Hans ^d   Ovarlez, Henri ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FALCONIDAE;

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; CLOUD COVER; HUMIDITY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0033794420     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900954     Document Type: Review

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