A dense GNSS meteorological network for observing deep convection in the Amazon

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-212

  Adams, David K ^a   Fernandes, Rui M S ^b   Kursinski, E Robert ^c   Maia, Jair M ^a   Sapucci, Luiz F ^d   Machado, Luiz A T ^d   Vitorello, Icaro ^d   Monico, João Francisco Galera ^e   Holub, Kirk L ^f   Gutman, Seth I ^f   Filizola, Naziano ^g   Bennett, Richard A ^h  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^e SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^f EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^h University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cold pools; GPS; Precipitable water vapor; Water vapor tomography

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; COLD POOL; DATA SET; GNSS; GPS; PARAMETERIZATION; TOMOGRAPHY; WATER VAPOR;

AMAZON BASIN; BRAZIL;

EID: 79954590458     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1530261X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asl.312     Document Type: Article

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