Variability of the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere observed with GPS radio occultation bending angles and temperatures

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 150-161

  Schmidt, Torsten ^a   Wickert, Jens ^a   Haser, Antonia ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bending angle; GPS radio occultation; Tropopause; UTLS

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; TROPOSPHERE;

BENDING ANGLE; GPS RADIO OCCULTATIONS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SUBTROPICAL REGIONS; TEMPERATURE TRENDS; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERIC WARMING; UTLS;

RADIO;

EID: 78649400947     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2010.01.021     Document Type: Article

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