Accuracy assessment of an integrated profiling technique for operationally deriving profiles of temperature, humidity, and cloud liquid water

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Löhnert, Ulrich ^a   van Meijgaard, Erik ^b   Baltink, Henk Klein ^b   Groß, Silke ^a   Boers, Reinout ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PROFILOMETRY; RADIOSONDES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CLOUD WATER; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; HUMIDITY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PROFILER; RADIOSONDE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 34848877242     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007379     Document Type: Article

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