Comparison of monthly means of global total column water vapor retrieved from independent satellite observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 23, 2010, Pages

  Mieruch, S ^a,b   Schrder, M ^a   Noel S ^b   Schulz, J ^c  

^a DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c EUMETSAT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CLIMATOLOGY; MAPPING; MAPS; MICROWAVE SENSORS; MONITORING; OCEANOGRAPHY; OZONE; WEATHER SATELLITES;

ABSORPTION SPECTROMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC CARTOGRAPHY; CLIMATE MONITORING; CLOUD PROPERTIES; CLOUD WATER; DATA SETS; METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE; OCEAN ATMOSPHERE; OZONE MONITORING; PASSIVE MICROWAVES; SATELLITE APPLICATION FACILITIES; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE/IMAGER;

WATER VAPOR;

CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUD WATER; DATA SET; GOME; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; WATER COLUMN; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 78650287563     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD013946     Document Type: Article

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