A new method for estimation of near surface specific humidity over global oceans

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 94, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 1-10

  Singh, R ^a   Joshi, P C ^a   Kishtawal, C M ^a   Pal, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; DIURNAL VARIATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HUMIDITY; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SSM-I; WATER VAPOR;

ARABIAN SEA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

EID: 33750529513     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-005-0169-0     Document Type: Article

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