Validation of the atmospheric infrared sounder retrieval products over China and their application in numerical model

Acta Meteorologica Sinica

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-152

  Gao, Wenhua ^a,b,c   Zhao, Fengsheng ^a   Gai, Changsong ^d  

^a NATIONAL SATELLITE METEOROLOGICAL CENTER   (China)

^b ANHUI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

^c Yuncheng Meteorological Office of Shanxi Province   (China)

^d Chongqing Institute of Meteorological Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

AIRS (atmospheric infrared sounder); MM5; Retrieval; Snowfall; Validation

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SATELLITE SENSOR; SNOW;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34548174271     PISSN: 08940525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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