A differential technique to retrieve column water vapor using sun radiometry

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D15, 2001, Pages 17433-17442

  Michalsky, Joseph J ^a   Min, Qilong ^a   Kiedron, Piotr W ^a   Slater, Donald W ^b   Barnard, James C ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOMETER; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0034835818     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900527     Document Type: Article

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