Characteristics of water-vapour inversions observed over the Arctic by Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) and radiosondes

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 9813-9823

  Devasthale, A ^a   Sedlar, J ^a   Tjernstrom M ^b  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADIOSONDE; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER VAPOR;

ARCTIC; CANADA; SIBERIA;

EID: 80053154821     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-9813-2011     Document Type: Article

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