Intercomparisons of stratospheric water vapor sensors: FLASH-B and NOAA/CMDL frost-point hygrometer

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 941-952

  Vömel, Holger ^a   Yushkov, V ^b   Khaykin, S ^b   Korshunov, L ^b   Kyro E ^c   Kivi, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CENTRAL AEROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY   (Russian Federation)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; HYGROMETERS; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

ARTIC STRATOSPHERIC VORTEX; WATER VAPOR SENSOR;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CLIMATOLOGY; HYGROMETERS; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

CALIBRATION; DRY SEASON; GLOBAL CLIMATE; NOAA SATELLITE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; VORTEX; WATER VAPOR;

ARCTIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; LAPPI [FINLAND]; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SODANKYLA;

EID: 33846201275     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH2007.1     Document Type: Article

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