Planetary boundary layer heights from GPS radio occultation refractivity and humidity profiles

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 16, 2012, Pages

  Ao, Chi O ^a   Waliser, Duane E ^a   Chan, Steven K ^a   Li, Jui Lin ^a   Tian, Baijun ^a   Xie, Feiqin ^a,b   Mannucci, Anthony J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Los Angeles   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATOLOGY; VAPORS;

DIURNAL VARIABILITY; ECMWF RE-ANALYSIS; GLOBAL CLIMATOLOGY; HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; HUMIDITY PROFILE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; RADIO OCCULTATIONS; SAHARA DESERT; SEASONAL VARIATION; STANDARD DEVIATION; SUBTROPICAL REGIONS; UNDERLYING CAUSE; VAPOR PARTIAL PRESSURE; VERTICAL GRADIENTS; VERTICAL STRUCTURES;

REFRACTION;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATOLOGY; COSMIC; DIURNAL VARIATION; FORMOSAT-3; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GPS; HUMIDITY; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PRESSURE FIELD; REFRACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84865975620     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017598     Document Type: Article

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