Evaluation of ECMWF ERA-40 temperature and wind in the lower tropical stratosphere since 1988 from past long-duration balloon measurements

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 3399-3409

  Christensen, T ^a   Knudsen, B M ^a   Pommereau, J P ^b   Letrenne, G ^c   Hertzog, A ^b   Vial, F ^b   Ovarlez, J ^b   Piot, M ^b,d  

^a DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c CNES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOON OBSERVATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADIOSONDE; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE; WIND;

AFRICA; BAURU; BRAZIL; COTOPAXI; ECUADOR; GAUTENG; LATACUNGA; PRETORIA; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34547381832     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-3399-2007     Document Type: Article

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