Construction of consistent temperature records in the lower stratosphere using global positioning system radio occultation data and microwave sounding measurements

New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 207-217

  Ho, S P ^a   He, W ^b,c   Kuo, Y H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 72049086085     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00321-9_17     Document Type: Chapter

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