An improved near-surface specific humidity and air temperature climatology for the SSM/I satellite period

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 412-433

  Jin, Xiangze ^a   Yu, Lisan ^a   Jackson, Darren L ^b,c   Wick, Gary A ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data processing; Databases; In situ oceanic observations; Satellite observations

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUOYS; CLIMATOLOGY; DATA HANDLING; DATA PROCESSING; DATABASE SYSTEMS; IN SITU PROCESSING; OCEAN CURRENTS; ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS; SATELLITES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BUOY MEASUREMENTS; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION ANALYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION ANALYSIS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SATELLITE PRODUCTS; SITU OCEANIC OBSERVATIONS; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY; SURFACE TURBULENT FLUXES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATOLOGY; DATA PROCESSING; DATABASE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 84944052471     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-14-00080.1     Document Type: Article

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