Thermodynamic and liquid profiling during the 2010 Winter Olympics

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 132-133, Issue , 2013, Pages 278-290

  Ware, R ^a,b,c   Cimini, D ^d,e   Campos, E ^f   Giuliani, G ^g   Albers, S ^h,i   Nelson, M ^a   Koch, S E ^j   Joe, P ^k   Cober, S ^k  

^a Radiometrics Corporation   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Cooperative Institute for Research in the Environmental Sciences ^*  (United States)

^d Ctr of Excellence for the Intgn of Remote Sensing and Modelling for Forecast of Severe Weather   (Italy)

^e Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis   (Italy)

^f ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^g ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^h Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

ⁱ EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^j NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^k ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Liquid (water) profiles; Microwave radiometer; Thermodynamic profiler

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CONTINUOUS TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; PROFILING RADIOMETERS; RADIOSONDE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITIES; WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES;

MICROWAVE DEVICES; NEURAL NETWORKS; RADIOMETERS; RADIOSONDES; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

LIQUIDS;

ADVECTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CONDENSATION; HUMIDITY; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; OLYMPIC GAMES; RADIOSONDE; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPOSPHERE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; WHISTLER;

EID: 84880357352     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.05.019     Document Type: Article

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