Retrieval of precipitable water using special sensor microwave/temperature-2 (SSM/T-2) millimeter-wave radiometric measurements

Radio Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Manning, W ^a   Wang, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Millimeter wave; Polar meteorology; Precipitable water; Radiometry; Remote sensing; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MILLIMETER WAVES; RADIOSONDES; REMOTE SENSING;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS; PRECIPITABLE WATER; WATER CYCLES;

RADIOMETRY;

EID: 0842268528     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002rs002735     Document Type: Article

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