A comparison of GOES moisture-derived product and GPS-IPW data during IHOP-2002

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1838-1845

  Birkenheuer, Daniel ^a   Gutman, Seth ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; RADIOSONDES; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE (GOES); STANDARD DEVIATION; WATER VAPOR;

WEATHER SATELLITES;

GOES; PRECIPITABLE WATER; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 30344486568     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1814.1     Document Type: Article

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