Global temperature estimates in the troposphere and stratosphere: a validation study of COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 measurements

This paper mainly focuses on the validation of temperature estimates derived with the newly launched Constellation Observing System for Meteorology Ionosphere and Climate (COSMIC)/Formosa Satellite 3 (FORMOSAT-3) system. The analysis is based on the radio occultation (RO) data samples collected duri...

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Main Authors: P. Kishore, S. P. Namboothiri, J. H. Jiang, V. Sivakumar, K. Igarashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-02-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/9/897/2009/acp-9-897-2009.pdf