Calibration of Meteosat water vapor channel observations with independent satellite observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D6, 2001, Pages 5199-5209

  Tjemkes, Stephen A ^a   König, Marianne ^a   Lutz, Hans Joachim ^a   Van De Berg, Leo ^a   Schmetz, Johannes ^a  

^a Europ Organisation Exploitation M   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; METEOSAT; SATELLITE DATA; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0034961168     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900738     Document Type: Article

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