Precipitable water evaluations from infrared sun-photometric measurements analyzed using the atmospheric hygrometry technique

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 734-749

  Tomasi, Claudio ^a   Marani, Stefano ^a   Vitale, Vito ^a   Wagner, Frank ^b   Cacciari, Alessandra ^a   Lupi, Angelo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACE 2; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; PHOTOMETER; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER VAPOR;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 0034030724     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0889.2000.00032.x     Document Type: Article

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