Stability of the MSU-Derived atmospheric temperature trend

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1960-1971

  Zou, Cheng Zhi ^a   Wang, Wenhui ^a  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST FIT; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CLIMATE TRENDS; CORRECTION TERMS; DATA SETS; DRIFT CORRECTION; DRIFT EFFECTS; DRIFT ERRORS; ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES; LEVEL-1; MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT; NON-LINEARITY; REANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM; SATELLITE APPLICATIONS; SCENE RADIANCE; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; STRATOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; TARGET TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

CALIBRATION; ERRORS; INFORMATION SERVICES; REMOTE SENSING; TIME SERIES; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ERROR CORRECTION; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; NOAA SATELLITE; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 78649399369     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1333.1     Document Type: Article

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