GPS meteorology: An investigation of ocean-based precipitable water estimates

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 17, 2012, Pages

  Kealy, John ^a   Foster, James ^a   Businger, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHIP MOCKUPS; SHIPS;

COASTAL WATERS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GPS METEOROLOGY; LOW LEVEL; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS; MESOSCALE; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS; PRECIPITABLE WATER; RMS ERRORS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION;

ESTIMATION;

COASTAL WATER; ESTIMATION METHOD; GPS; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADIOSONDE; RESOLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TIME SERIES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866342544     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017422     Document Type: Article

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