Estimation of tropospheric temperature trends from MSU channels 2 and 4

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 417-423

  Spencer, Roy W ^a   Christy, John R ^a   Braswell, William D ^a   Norris, William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

GLOBAL TROPOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; METEOROLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ESTIMATION METHOD; RADIOSONDE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 33646175951     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1840.1     Document Type: Article

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