Calibration of temperature in the lower stratosphere from microwave measurements using COSMIC radio occultation data: Preliminary results

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-100

  Ho, Shu Peng ^a,b   Goldberg, Mitch ^c   Kuo, Ying Hwa ^a,b   Zou, Cheng Zhi ^c   Schreiner, William ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

AMSU; FORMOSAT 3 COSMIC; Temperature in the lower stratosphere

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; GPS; IONOSPHERE; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; STRATOSPHERE;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 67649661698     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2007.12.06.01(F3C)     Document Type: Article

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