Comparison of AIRS and AMSU-B monthly mean estimates of upper tropospheric humidity

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Milz, M ^a   Buehler, S A ^a   John, V O ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT-B; ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED SOUNDERS; DATA SETS; GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMIDITY SOUNDER FOR BRAZILS; INFRARED OBSERVATIONS; MICROWAVE OBSERVATIONS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; TROPOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATOLOGY; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED INSTRUMENTS; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; SOUNDING APPARATUS; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLOUD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMIDITY; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; TROPOSPHERE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67651091375     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL037068     Document Type: Article

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