Comparing upper tropospheric and lower stratospheric temperatures: Microwave sounding unit, radiosonde, COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere, and National Center for Environmental Prediction/ National Center for Atmospheric Research reanalysis monthly mean climatologies

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D24, 1998, Pages 31569-31591

  Shah, Kathryn Pierce ^a   Rind, David ^a,b  

^a NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 17144472935     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02452     Document Type: Article

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