A comparison of middle atmospheric water vapor as measured by WVMS, EOS-MLS, and HALOE

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 24, 2007, Pages

  Nedoluha, Gerald E ^a   Gomez, R Michael ^a   Hicks, Brian C ^a   Bevilacqua, Richard M ^a   Russell III, James M ^b   Connor, Brian J ^c   Lambert, Alyn ^d  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER VAPOR;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; EOS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTROMETER; WATER VAPOR;

AUSTRALASIA; HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; LAUDER; MAUNA LOA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; OTAGO; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49249139291     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008757     Document Type: Article

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