Comparison of atmospheric infrared sounder temperature and relative humidity profiles with NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (NAMMA) dropsonde observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 19, 2009, Pages

  Wu, Liguang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; HURRICANES; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENT SCALES; MOISTURE; NASA; SOUNDING APPARATUS; STORMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIRS RETRIEVAL; ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED SOUNDERS; CLEAR SKY; DATA SETS; FIELD CAMPAIGN; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS; PRESSURE LEVEL; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RMS ERRORS; SAHARAN AIR LAYERS; SKY CONDITION; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

CLEAR SKY; CLOUD COVER; MONSOON; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; SAHARA;

EID: 72049126132     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012083     Document Type: Article

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