Validation of Aura Microwave Limb Sounder water vapor by balloon-borne Cryogenic Frost point Hygrometer measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 24, 2007, Pages

  Vömel, Holger ^a   Barnes, J E ^b   Forno, R N ^c   Fujiwara, M ^d   Hasebe, F ^d   Iwasaki, S ^e   Kivi, R ^f   Komala, N ^g   Kyro E ^f   Leblanc, T ^h   Morel, B ⁱ   Ogino, S Y ^j,k   Read, W G ^h   Ryan, S C ^b   Saraspriya, S ^g   Selkirk, H ^l   Shiotani, M ^m   Valverde Canossa, J ⁿ   Whiteman, D N ^o  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL DEFENSE ACADEMY   (Japan)

^f FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g National Institute of Aeronautics and Space   (Indonesia)

^h CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^j JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^k KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^l BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^m KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁿ UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^o NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BALLOON OBSERVATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; MIXING RATIO; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 49249098946     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008698     Document Type: Article

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