Statistical study on precipitable water content variations observed with ground-based microwave radiometers

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 82, Issue 1 B, 2004, Pages 269-275

  Aonashi, Kazumasa ^a   Iwabuchi, Tetsuya ^a   Shoji, Yoshinori ^a   Ohtani, Ryu ^b   Ichikawa, Ryu Ich ^c  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c Kashima Space Research Centre   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GPS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; PRECIPITABLE WATER; RADIOMETER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER VAPOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; KANTO PLAIN;

EID: 2942532308     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2004.269     Document Type: Article

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