Accuracy assessment and correction of Vaisala RS92 radiosonde water vapor measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Miloshevich, Larry M ^a   Vömel, Holger ^b   Whiteman, David N ^c   Leblanc, Thierry ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; ERROR CORRECTION; MEASUREMENTS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; RADIOSONDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SUN; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER SATELLITES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BIAS CORRECTION; DRY CONDITION; FROST POINT; LOWER TROPOSPHERE; LOWERMOST STRATOSPHERE; MEAN BIAS ERRORS; MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY; OPERATIONAL APPLICATIONS; REFERENCE INSTRUMENTS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SOLAR ALTITUDE ANGLE; TIME OF DAY; TRACEABLE CALIBRATION; WATER VAPOR MEASUREMENT;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CALIBRATION; CLEAR SKY; CORRECTION; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; PROBE; RADIOSONDE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOLAR RADIATION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 68749098239     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011565     Document Type: Article

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