Stability of temperatures from TIMED/SABER v1.07 (2002-2009) and Aura/MLS v2.2 (2004-2009) compared with OH(6-2) temperatures observed at Davis Station, Antarctica

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 11439-11446

  French, W J R ^a   Mulligan, F J ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTROMETER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; ZENITH ANGLE;

ANTARCTICA; DAVIS STATION; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 78649811862     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-11439-2010     Document Type: Article

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