Validation of the aura high resolution dynamics limb sounder geopotential heights

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2775-2785

  Smith, L L ^a   Gille, J C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA SET; EOS; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; HEIGHT; INSTRUMENTATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; RESOLUTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EUROPE;

EID: 84911418884     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-2775-2014     Document Type: Article

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