Characterization of the atmospheric temperature and moisture conditions above Dome C (Antarctica) during austral summer and fall months

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 20, 2006, Pages

  Tomasi, Claudio ^a   Petkov, Boyan ^a   Benedetti, Elena ^a   Vitale, Vito ^a   Pellegrini, Andrea ^b   Dargaud, Guillaume ^b   De Silvestri, Lorenzo ^b   Grigioni, Paolo ^b   Fossat, Eric ^c   Roth, William L ^d   Valenziano, Luca ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^e INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; MOISTURE; RADIOSONDES; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; TROPOSPHERE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIR TEMPERATURE; AUTUMN; ERROR CORRECTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOISTURE; RADIOSONDE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; STRATOSPHERE; SUMMER; TROPOSPHERE;

ANTARCTICA; DOME CONCORDIA; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 33845624550     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006976     Document Type: Article

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