SSM/I integrated water vapor content measurements in coastal regions: A comparison with shipborne and airborne remote sensing measurements, radiosonde measurements, and NWP model retrievals

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Flamant, Cyrille ^a   Pelon, Jacques ^a   Eymard, Laurence ^b   Tournadre, Jean ^c  

^a INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

FETCH; Integrated water vapor content; Lidar; Microwave radiometry; Mistral; SSM I

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; RADIOSONDE; REMOTE SENSING; SSM-I; WATER VAPOR;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0142091322     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001068     Document Type: Article

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