A study of near real-time water vapor analysis using a nationwide dense GPS network of Japan

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-18

  Shoji, Yoshinori ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; GNSS; GPS; MODEL VALIDATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PRECISION; PREDICTION; RAINFALL; REAL TIME; SATELLITE DATA; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 65449141900     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.87.1     Document Type: Article

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