Monitoring scan asymmetry of microwave humidity sounding channels using simultaneous all angle collocations (SAACs)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1536-1545

  John, Viju O ^a   Holl, Gerrit ^b   Atkinson, Nigel ^a   Buehler, Stefan A ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

humidity sounder; microwave; scan asymmetry

Indexed keywords

INSTRUMENTS; MICROWAVES;

DATA TRANSMITTER; HUMIDITY SOUNDERS; POLAR-ORBITING SATELLITES; RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE; SCAN ASYMMETRY; SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS; TIME VARYING;

SATELLITES;

DATA TRANSMISSION; DIURNAL VARIATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; HUMIDITY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 84880260295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50154     Document Type: Article

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