The validation of AIRS retrievals of integrated precipitable water vapor using measurements from a network of ground-based GPS receivers over contiguous United States

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 416-428

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

^a I M Systems Group Inc   (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^d QSS GROUP INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(P ,P ,T) MEASUREMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED SOUNDER (AIRS); GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELLITE (GPS) RECEIVERS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) RECEIVERS; GROUND-BASED; INTEGRATED PRECIPITABLE WATER; INTEGRATED PRECIPITABLE WATER VAPOR (IPWV); LATITUDE (CO); ROOT MEAN SQUARE (R.M.S.); SURFACE PRESSURES; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHM; DATA QUALITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GPS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE PRESSURE; WATER VAPOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45249087004     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JTECHA889.1     Document Type: Article

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