Radio occultation bending angle anomalies during tropical cyclones

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1053-1060

  Biondi, R ^a   Neubert, T ^a   Syndergaard, S ^b   Nielsen, J K ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; DATABASE; GPS; MIXING RATIO; STRATOSPHERE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84880633522     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-4-1053-2011     Document Type: Article

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