A composite analysis of diurnal cycle of GPS precipitable water vapor in central Japan during Calm Summer Days

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 15-29

  Li, G ^a,b   Kimura, F ^c   Sato, T ^c   Huang, D ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; GPS; MOUNTAIN REGION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITABLE WATER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER VAPOR; WIND VELOCITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 41049116179     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-006-0293-x     Document Type: Article

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