Validation of FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC level 2 "atmPrf" global temperature data in the stratosphere

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 731-742

  Das, U ^a,b   Pan, C J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC; ELECTRON DENSITY; GPS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84896289679     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-731-2014     Document Type: Article

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