Pressure and temperature differences between Vaisala RS80 and RS92 radiosonde systems

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 909-927

  Steinbrecht, Wolfgang ^a   Claude, Hans ^a   Schönenborn, Fritz ^a   Leiterer, Ulrich ^a   Dier, Horst ^a   Lanzinger, Eckhard ^a  

^a DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERICS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TROPOSPHERE;

GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHTS; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIR TEMPERATURE; ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ERROR CORRECTION; GEOPOTENTIAL; GPS; HUMIDITY; P-T CONDITIONS; RADIOSONDE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 51749086360     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JTECHA999.1     Document Type: Article

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