Satellite versus surface estimates of air temperature since 1979

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2222-2232

  Hurrell, James W ^a   Trenberth, Kevin E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; METHOD EVALUATION; MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT; SATELLITE DATA; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DATA (1979-1995);

EID: 0030356993     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<2222:SVSEOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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