Comparison of atmospheric water vapor profiles obtained by GPS, MWR, and radiosonde

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 233-241

  Ha, Jihyun ^a,c   Park, Kwan Dong ^a   Kim, Kihoon ^b   Kim, Yeon Hee ^b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Meteorological Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

GPS; microwave radiometer; radiosonde; Wet refractivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956584747     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: 19767951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13143-010-1012-1     Document Type: Article

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