Thermodynamic and radiative impact of the correction of sounding humidity bias in the tropics

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 3611-3624

  Guichard, F ^a   Parsons, D ^a   Miller, E ^a  

^a MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATOLOGY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RADIOSONDES; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGY; CONVECTIVE INHIBITION; HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS; RADIATIVE IMPACT;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

CORRECTION; HUMIDITY; RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIOSONDE; THERMODYNAMICS; TOGA-COARE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0034301049     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<3611:TARIOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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