Effects of orbital decay on satellite-derived lower-tropospheric temperature trends

Nature

Volumn 394, Issue 6694, 1998, Pages 661-664

  Wentz, Frank J ^a   Schabel, Matthias ^a  

^a REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; COOLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECOMMUNICATION; WARMING;

EID: 0032514410     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/29267     Document Type: Article

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