Near-surface retrieval of air temperature and specific humidity using multisensor microwave satellite observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Jackson, Darren L ^a   Wick, Gary A ^b   Bates, John J ^b  

^a Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MICROWAVES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSOR DATA FUSION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALGORITHM; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; NOAA SATELLITE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SATELLITE SENSOR;

EID: 33745911912     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006431     Document Type: Article

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