Validation of the ATSR reprocessing for climate (ARC) dataset using data from drifting buoys and a three-way error analysis

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 4758-4772

  Lean, Katie ^a   Saunders, Roger W ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER FOR EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEMS; ALONG-TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETERS; CHANGE ANALYSIS; CLIMATE DATA RECORDS; DRIFTING BUOYS; EXTREME VALUE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; STANDARD DEVIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ERROR ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BUOYS;

ALONG TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETER; AMSR-E; BUOY SYSTEM; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRIFTER; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84880684983     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00206.1     Document Type: Article

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