Checking the temporal homogeneity of radiosonde data in the Alpine region using ERA-40 analysis feedback data

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-129

  Haimberger, Leopold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; METEOROLOGY; RADIOSONDES; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

DATA SET; RADIOSONDE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 33645526934     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2004/0013-0123     Document Type: Article

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