On the verification of the quality of SABER temperature, geopotential height, and wind fields by comparison with Met Office assimilated analyses

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 20, 2003, Pages

  Remsberg, E ^a   Lingenfelser, G ^a   Harvey, V L ^a   Grose, W ^a   Russell III, J ^b   Mlynczak, M ^a   Gordley, L ^c   Marshall, B T ^c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GATS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Geopotential height; Satellite; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; FLOW PATTERNS; SATELLITES; THERMAL EFFECTS; WIND EFFECTS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ASSIMILATION; EMISSION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOPOTENTIAL; MESOPAUSE; MESOSPHERE; RADIANCE; SATELLITE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

EID: 1942514249     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD003720     Document Type: Article

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