Radiosonde humidity corrections and potential Atmospheric Infrared Sounder moisture accuracy

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  McMillin, Larry M ^a   Zhao, Jiang ^b   Rama Varma Raja, M K ^c   Gutman, Seth I ^d   Yoe, James G ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b QSS GROUP INC   (United States)

^c I M Systems Group Inc ^*  (United States)

^d EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ERROR CORRECTION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MOISTURE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ERROR CORRECTION; GPS; HUMIDITY; INFRARED IMAGERY; RADIOSONDE; SENSOR; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 34548618407     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006109     Document Type: Article

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