A 22-GHz mobile microwave radiometer (MobRa) for the study of middle atmospheric water vapor

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3104-3114

  Motte, Erwan ^a   Ricaud, Philippe ^a   Gabard, Benjamin ^a   Niclas, Mathieu ^a   Gangneron, Fabrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric measurement; Calibration; Radiometry

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; VAPORS;

ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; CALIBRATION; GROUND-BASED; INTER-COMPARISON; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; REMOTE PLACES;

WATER VAPOR;

EID: 53849117502     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2008.2000626     Document Type: Conference Paper

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