A fiber-coupled laser hygrometer for airborne total water measurement

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 215-223

  Dorsi, S W ^a   Kalnajs, L E ^a   Toohey, D W ^a   Avallone, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SENSING; AIRCRAFT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ICE COVER; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; KINETICS; LASER; MIXING RATIO; NEAR INFRARED; SAMPLING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT; WATER VAPOR;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85006035378     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-215-2014     Document Type: Article

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