South Pole submillimeter sky opacity and correlations with radiosonde observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D17, 2001, Pages 20101-20113

  Chamberlin, Richard A ^a  

^a Caltech Submillimeter Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITABLE WATER; RADIOSONDE; WATER VAPOR;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0034782751     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900208     Document Type: Article

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