A reanalysis of the MSU channel 2 tropospheric temperature record

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 3650-3664

  Mears, Carl A ^a   Schabel, Matthias C ^a   Wentz, Frank J ^a  

^a REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; DATA REDUCTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MICROWAVES; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT (MSU);

TROPOSPHERE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE; WARMING;

EID: 0346056672     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<3650:AROTMC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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