SSM/T-2 measurements of regional changes in three-dimensional water vapor fields during ENSO events

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D6, 2001, Pages 5239-5254

  Blankenship, Clay B ^a,b   Wilheit, Thomas T ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0034961329     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900706     Document Type: Article

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