The NVAP global water vapor data set: Independent cross-comparison and multiyear variability

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 112-129

  Simpson, James J ^a,e   Berg, Jared S ^a   Koblinsky, Chester J ^b   Hufford, Gary L ^c   Beckley, Brian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c US National Weather Service   (United States)

^d HUGHES STX CORPORATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HYDROLOGY; RADIOMETERS; VAPORS;

GLOBAL WATER VAPOR DATA SET;

REMOTE SENSING;

DATA SET; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TOPEX-POSEIDON; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0035049720     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(00)00199-1     Document Type: Article

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