A satellite-Based assessment of upper-tropospheric water vapor measurements during AFWEX

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2284-2294

  Chung, Eui Seok ^a   Soden, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE INSTRUMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CHILLED-MIRROR; CLOUD AND RADIATION TEST BEDS; CORRECTION PROCEDURE; DEWPOINT; DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION LIDARS; GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES; GROUND BASED; HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS; IN-SITU; INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE CLOUD CLIMATOLOGY PROJECTS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; RAMAN LIDAR; TROPOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERICS; CLIMATOLOGY; EQUIPMENT TESTING; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MOISTURE; OPTICAL RADAR; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOSONDES; TROPOSPHERE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; GOES; LIDAR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOSONDE; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; TROPOSPHERE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 77649122658     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC2250.1     Document Type: Article

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