The role of remote sensing in monitoring global bulk tropospheric temperatures

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 671-685

  Christy, John R ^a   Spencer, Roy W ^a   Norris, William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE GASES; RADIOSONDES; REMOTE SENSING; STARS; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC ENERGY; GREENHOUSE-GAS FORCING; MICROWAVE INSTRUMENTS; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; RADIOSONDE DATAS; REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM; SATELLITE APPLICATIONS; TROPOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE FORCING; GREENHOUSE GAS; RADIOSONDE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 79952431625     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2010.517803     Document Type: Article

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