Tropospheric water vapor from solar spectrometry and comparison with Jason microwave radiometer measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Somieski, A ^a   Buerki, B ^a   Geiger, A ^a   Kahle, H G ^a   Pavlis, E C ^b   Becker Ross, H ^c   Florek, S ^c   Okruss, M ^d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c ISAS INSTITUTE FOR ANALYTICAL SCIENCES   (Germany)

^d Society for Advancement of Applied Optics Optoelectronics Quantum Electronics and Spectroscopy ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; GEODESY; RADIOMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; STATISTICAL METHODS; TROPOSPHERE; VAPORS;

MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; SPECTROMETER; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 33745452667     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD005767     Document Type: Article

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