Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6343110 | Atmospheric Research | 2016 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
To verify satellite PWV products over the semi-arid area of northwest China, the comparisons of PWV from MODIS and AIRS with MFRSR suggest that the agreement between satellite and MFRSR PWV retrievals is not as good as that between MFRSR and other ground-based instruments. MODIS appears to slightly underestimate PWV in a dry atmosphere but overestimate PWV in a moist atmosphere against MFRSR. A method is proposed to correct MODIS PWV products. AIRS PWV products relative to MFRSR show a systematic underestimation.
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Authors
Xia Li, Lei Zhang, Xianjie Cao, Jiannong Quan, Tianhe Wang, Jiening Liang, Jinsen Shi,