Validating clear air absorption models using ground-based microwave radiometers and vice-versa

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-36

  Hewison, Tim J ^a   Cimini, Domenico ^b,c   Martin, Lorenz ^d   Gaffard, Catherine ^a   Nash, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; RADIOMETERS; RADIOSONDES;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; HUMIDITY; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; RADIOSONDE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PAYERNE; SWITZERLAND; VAUD;

EID: 33646058013     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0097     Document Type: Article

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