Radiosonde temperature measurements in strong inversions: Correction for thermal lag based on an experiment at the South Pole

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-53

  Mahesh, Ashwin ^a   Walden, Von P ^a   Warren, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0002482035     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1997)014<0045:RTMISI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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