Improved daytime column-integrated precipitable water vapor from vaisala radiosonde humidity sensors

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 873-883

  Cady Pereira, K E ^a   Shephard, M W ^a   Turner, D D ^b   Mlawer, E J ^a   Clough, S A ^a   Wagner, T J ^b  

^a ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERICS; CLIMATOLOGY; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CURING; FORECASTING; HEATING; HUMIDITY SENSORS; LAUNCHING; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; METEOROLOGY; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MOISTURE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOSONDES; REMOTE SENSING; SCANNING; SENSORS; SPACE OPTICS; VAPORS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

INTEGRATED PRECIPITABLE WATER VAPOR; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLES;

WATER VAPOR;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CORRECTION; HUMIDITY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADIOMETER; RADIOSONDE; SAMPLING BIAS; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING; ZENITH ANGLE;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 51749097317     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JTECHA1027.1     Document Type: Article

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