A first test of climate monitoring with radio occulation instruments: Comparing two processing centers

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 22, 2006, Pages

  von Engeln, Axel ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DATA PROCESSING; MONITORING; RADIO EQUIPMENT; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

CLIMATE MONITORING; RADIO OCCULTATION; TEMPERATURE BIASES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION;

EID: 34250014003     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027767     Document Type: Article

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