A feasibility study for the retrieval of the total column precipitable water vapour from satellite observations in the blue spectral range

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2593-2605

  Wagner, T ^a   Beirle, S ^a   Sihler, H ^a   Mies, K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GOME; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SATELLITE MISSION; SENSOR; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84885726785     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-2593-2013     Document Type: Article

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