Abstract
A preliminary study of precipitable water over Brazil is attempted. Mean values for January are presented in this paper. A regression equation connecting the surface dew-point temperature and the precipitable water was computed along the lines of studies made by Reitan (1963), and the results are presented.
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Mohana Rao, N.J., Viswanadham, Y. & Ramana Rao, T.V. A preliminary study of precipitable water over Brazil. PAGEOPH 117, 883–890 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00876072
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