Satellite- and ground-based observations of atmospheric water vapor absorption in the 940nm region

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-193

  Albert, P ^a   Smith, K M ^b   Bennartz, R ^c   Newnham, D A ^b   Fischer, J ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric water vapor; Satellite measurements; Spectroscopic databases

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; SATELLITES; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTROMETERS; VAPORS; WATER;

SCALING FACTORS; WATER VAPORS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0442313334     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4073(03)00141-9     Document Type: Article

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