Error estimates of version 5.0 of MSU-AMSU bulk atmospheric temperatures

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 613-629

  Christy, John R ^a   Spencer, Roy W ^a   Norris, William B ^a   Braswell, William D ^a   Parker, David E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; RADIOSONDES; SENSORS; TROPOSPHERE;

DEEP-LAYER TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ERROR ANALYSIS; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; NOAA SATELLITE; RADIOSONDE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 0037565109     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)20<613:EEOVOM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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