Tropospheric water vapour above Switzerland over the last 12 years

Morland, J.; Collaud Coen, M.; Hocke, K.; Jeannet, P.; Mätzler, C.

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Tropospheric water vapour above Switzerland over the last 12 years

J. Morland, M. Collaud Coen, K. Hocke, P. Jeannet, and C. Mätzler

J. Morland

Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012 Bern, Switzerland

M. Collaud Coen

MétéoSuisse, Station aérologique, 1530 Payerne, Switzerland

K. Hocke

Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012 Bern, Switzerland

Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012 Bern, Switzerland

P. Jeannet

MétéoSuisse, Station aérologique, 1530 Payerne, Switzerland

C. Mätzler

Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012 Bern, Switzerland

Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012 Bern, Switzerland

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