Trends and variability in column-integrated atmospheric water vapor

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 24, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 741-758

  Trenberth, Kevin E ^a   Fasullo, John ^a   Smith, Lesley ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; SSM-I; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 22444434391     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-005-0017-4     Document Type: Article

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