Measurements of Humidity in the Atmosphere and Validation Experiments (MOHAVE)-2009: Overview of campaign operations and results

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2579-2605

  Leblanc, T ^a   Walsh, T D ^a   McDermid, I S ^a   Toon, G C ^a   Blavier, J F ^a   Haines, B ^a   Read, W G ^a   Herman, B ^a   Fetzer, E ^a   Sander, S ^a   Pongetti, T ^a   Whiteman, D N ^b   McGee, T G ^b   Twigg, L ^b   Sumnicht, G ^b   Venable, D ^c   Calhoun, M ^c   Dirisu, A ^d   Hurst, D ^e,f   Jordan, A ^e,f   Hall, E ^e,f   Miloshevich, L ^g   Vomel H ^h   Straub, C ⁱ   Kampfer, N ⁱ   Nedoluha, G E ^j   Gomez, R M ^j   Holub, K ^f   Gutman, S ^f   Braun, J ^k   Vanhove, T ^k   Stiller, G ^l   Hauchecorne, A ^m   more..

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^g Milo Scientific LLC   (United States)

^h DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^j NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^k NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^l KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^m SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CALIBRATION; DATA SET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GPS; HUMIDITY; LIDAR; MESOPAUSE; MODEL VALIDATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; OZONE; RADIOSONDE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; VORTICITY; WATER VAPOR;

CALIFORNIA; SOUTH AFRICA; TABLE MOUNTAIN; UNITED STATES; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84857714127     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-4-2579-2011     Document Type: Review

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