Closing the Global Water Vapor Budget with AIRS Water Vapor, MERRA Reanalysis, TRMM and GPCP Precipitation, and GSSTF Surface Evaporation
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Climate
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0894-8755,1520-0442
DOI: 10.1175/2011jcli4154.1