High accuracy humidity measurements using the standardized frequency method with a research upper-air sounding system

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 395-405

  Nagel, Dagmar ^a   Leiterer, Ulrich ^b   Dier, Horst ^b   Kats, Alexander ^c   Reichardt, Jens ^a   Behrendt, Andreas ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^c Enterprise KOMET   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDAR; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0034776519     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2001/0010-0395     Document Type: Article

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