An assessment of the impact of satellite microwave sounder incidence angle and scan geometry on the accuracy of atmospheric temperature profile retrievals

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 488-494

  Rosenkranz, P W ^a   Hutchison, K D ^b   Hardy, K R ^b   Davis, M S ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0000465813     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1997)014<0488:AAOTIO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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