Global trends (1996-2003) of total column precipitable water observed by Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME) on ERS-2 and their relation to near-surface temperature

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Wagner, Thomas ^a   Beirle, S ^a   Grzegorski, M ^a   Platt, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TROPICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLOUD; ERS-2; PRECIPITABLE WATER; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER COLUMN; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 33750629221     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006523     Document Type: Article

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