A multi-year comparison of lower stratospheric temperatures from CHAMP radio occultation data with MSU/AMSU records

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 22, 2007, Pages

  Steiner, Andi K ^a   Kirchengast, G ^a   Borsche, M ^a   Foelsche, U ^a   Schoengassner, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; DATA SET; RADIOSONDE; SATELLITE DATA; STRATOSPHERE; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 38349114527     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008283     Document Type: Article

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