Patterns of variability in the satellite microwave sounding unit temperature record: Comparison with surface and reanalysis data

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1799-1820

  Sturaro, Giovanni ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Global temperature; Microwave sounding unit; Principal component analysis; Reanalysis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MICROWAVES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SATELLITES; STORMS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TROPICS;

MICROWAVE SOUNDING; REANALYSIS DATA; SATELLITE VARIABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0347900469     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.975     Document Type: Article

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