Application of feature calibration and alignment to high-resolution analysis: Examples using observations sensitive to cloud and water vapor

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 686-702

  Nehrkorn, Thomas ^a   Woods, Bryan ^a   Auligné, Thomas ^b   Hoffman, Ross N ^a  

^a ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84893842260     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-13-00164.1     Document Type: Article

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