An upper tropospheric humidity data set from operational satellite microwave data

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Buehler, S A ^a   Kuvatov, M ^b,e   John, V O ^c,f   Milz, M ^a   Soden, B J ^c   Jackson, D L ^d   Notholt, J ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^f MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; SATELLITES; STATISTICS; TROPOSPHERE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT-B; DATA SETS; DEEP CONVECTION; EARTH'S SURFACE; ICE CLOUDS; MICROWAVE DATA; MIDLATITUDES; RADIOSONDE DATAS; SATELLITE DATA; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SEASONAL CYCLE; STANDARD DEVIATION; SURFACE EMISSIONS; SURFACE INFLUENCES; TIME PERIODS; TROPOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLOUD; HUMIDITY; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; NOAA SATELLITE; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; RADIOSONDE; SATELLITE DATA; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 67651139589     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009314     Document Type: Article

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