Measurements of water vapor distributions by the improved stratospheric and mesospheric sounder: Retrieval and validation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D6, 1996, Pages 9907-9928

  Goss Custard, M ^a   Remedios, J J ^a   Lambert, A ^a   Taylor, F W ^a   Rodgers, C D ^a   Lopez Puertas, M ^a   Zaragoza, G ^a   Gunson, M R ^a   Suttie, M R ^a   Harries, J E ^a   Russell, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISAMS; MESOSPHERE; METHOD VALIDATION; SATELLITE SENSOR; STRATOSPHERE; UARS; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 17144371913     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JD02032     Document Type: Article

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