Observation of water vapor greenhouse absorption over the Gulf of Mexico using aircraft and satellite data

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 745-753

  Marsden, David ^a   Valero, Franciso P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DATA ACQUISITION; EVAPORATION; FLUXES; INFRARED RADIATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GULF OF MEXICO; INFRARED BROADBAND (IRBR); WATER VAPOR GREENHOUSE ABSORPTION;

GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 1842732632     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<0745:OOWVGA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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