Managing and supporting large integrated and interdisciplinary field studies: The BOREAS example

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D24, 2001, Pages 33517-33528

  Newcomer, J A ^a   Huemmrich, K F ^b,h   Landis, D ^a   Nickeson, J ^a   Conrad, S ^a   Knapp, D ^a   Curd, S ^a   Morrell, A ^a   Hodkinson, D ^c   Nelson, E ^c   Cihlar, Josef ^d   Margolis, Hank ^e   Goodison, Barry ^f   Hall, F ^b,h   Sellers, P J ^g  

^a RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^d CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^f ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^g NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; FIELD SURVEY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH;

EID: 0035728120     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900124     Document Type: Article

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