Uncertainty of the stratospheric/tropospheric temperature trends in 1979-2008: Multiple satellite MSU, radiosonde, and reanalysis datasets

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 10727-10732

  Xu, J ^a   Powell Jr , A M ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Satellite Application and Research (STAR)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; COOLING; DATA SET; RADIOSONDE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WARMING;

EID: 80155212420     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-10727-2011     Document Type: Article

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