Precipitable water vapor retrievals using a ground-based infrared sky camera in subtropical South America

Hack, Elion Daniel; Pauliquevis, Theotonio; Barbosa, Henrique Melo Jorge; Yamasoe, Marcia Akemi; Klebe, Dimitri; Correia, Alexandre Lima

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-1263-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-1263-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-1263-2023

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10 Mar 2023

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Precipitable water vapor retrievals using a ground-based infrared sky camera in subtropical South America

Elion Daniel Hack, Theotonio Pauliquevis, Henrique Melo Jorge Barbosa, Marcia Akemi Yamasoe, Dimitri Klebe, and Alexandre Lima Correia

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