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Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography Volume 48, 1996 - Issue 1
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Original Articles

Annual variation of the global precipitable water and its maintenance: observation and climate-simulation

Tsing-Chang ChenDepartment of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA50011, USA
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Ming-Cheng YenDepartment of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA50011, USA
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James PfaendtnerLaboratory for Atmospheres, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20771, USA
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Y.C. SudLaboratory for Atmospheres, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20771, USA
Pages 1-16 | Received 05 Apr 1994, Accepted 21 Mar 1995, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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