Variations in middle atmospheric water vapor from 2004 to 2013

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 11,285-11,293

  Nedoluha, Gerald E ^a   Michael Gomez, R ^a   Allen, Doug R ^b   Lambert, Alyn ^b   Boone, Chris ^c   Stiller, Gabriele ^d  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

decadal change; NDACC

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTS; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERS; MOISTURE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENT; ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; DECADAL CHANGE; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER FOR PASSIVE ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDINGS; MICROWAVE INSTRUMENTS; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; MILLIMETER-WAVE SPECTROMETERS; NDACC;

VAPORS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; AURA (SATELLITE); DECADAL VARIATION; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; METHANE; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; MIPAS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TROPOPAUSE; WATER VAPOR;

CALIFORNIA; HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MAUNA LOA; SOUTH AFRICA; TABLE MOUNTAIN; UNITED STATES; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84887145431     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50834     Document Type: Article

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