On the variability of temperature profiles in the stratosphere: Implications for validation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 23, 2008, Pages

  Sofieva, V F ^a   Dalaudier, F ^b   Kivi, R ^a   Kyro, E ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GEOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; NATURAL VARIABILITIES; SMALL-SCALE STRUCTURES; SPACE AND TIME; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS; TEMPERATURE FIELDS; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TIME DIFFERENCES; VERTICAL RESOLUTIONS; WAVE-NUMBER SPECTRUM;

TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; LAPPI [FINLAND]; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SODANKYLA;

EID: 60149091685     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL035539     Document Type: Article

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