Satellite Retrievals and Analysis of the Global Near-Surface Atmospheric Vapor Pressure Deficit using AMSR-E and AMSR2


Jinyang Du1, John S Kimball2, Rolf H Reichle3, Lucas A Jones1, Jennifer D Watts1,4 and Youngwook Kim5, (1)University of Montana, Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group, W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation, Missoula, MT, United States, (2)University of Montana, Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group, Missoula, United States, (3)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, United States, (4)Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, MA, United States, (5)Univ Montana, NTSG, Missoula, MT, United States