Spectral bias estimation of historical HIRS using IASI observations for improved fundamental climate data records

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1378-1387

  Cao, Changyong ^a   Goldberg, Mitch ^a   Wang, Likun ^b  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^b Perot Systems Government Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELL-SHAPED CURVES; BIAS CORRECTION; BIAS ESTIMATION; CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION; CLIMATE DATA RECORDS; CLIMATE REGIME; DIURNAL CYCLE; HIGH RESOLUTION INFRARED RADIATION SOUNDERS; INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING INTERFEROMETERS; INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS; LAPSE RATE; LOOKUPS; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; NOAA SATELLITE; ON-BOARD CALIBRATION; ORBITAL DRIFT; POLAR REGIONS; REANALYSIS; SPECTRAL RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; TELEVISION INFRARED OBSERVATION SATELLITES; TIME-DIFFERENCES; WEATHER FORECASTS;

BELLS; CLIMATE MODELS; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED TELEVISION; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; METRIC SYSTEM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIURNAL VARIATION; INTERFEROMETER; NADIR; NOAA SATELLITE; SATELLITE DATA; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 73049087474     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1235.1     Document Type: Article

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