Intercomparison of humidity and temperature sensors: GTS1, Vaisala RS80, and CFH

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-146

  Bian, Jianchun ^a   Chen, Hongbin ^a   Vömel, Holger ^b   Duan, Yunjun ^c   Xuan, Yuejian ^a   Lü, Daren ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^c Kunming National Reference Climatological Station   (China)

Author keywords

dry bias; GTS1 radiosonde; humidity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650644572     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-010-9170-8     Document Type: Article

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