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A comparison of U.S. and USSR rocketsondes using LIMS satellite temperature sounding as a transfer standardIn connection with the reduction of the number of sounding rockets launched per year, there is a general need to make the most effective use of each sounding. In particular, it is often necessary to combine the results from different types of instruments to obtain a meaningful and complete picture of the atmosphere. For this reason, data from different rockets must be compatible. The present investigation is concerned with the utilization of the temperature soundings of the Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) as the uniform comparison standard. Gille et al. (1984) have compared the LIMS temperatures to a set of 122 U.S. datasonde rockets. In the current study, a comparison between soundings by rocketborne instruments of the USSR and LIMS is combined with the results of the previous LIMS-U.S. rocketsonde comparison in the same latitude bands to provide an updated estimate of the differences between U.S. and USSR rocketborne temperature measurements.
Document ID
19850035860
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Gille, J. C.
(National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, CO, United States)
Bailey, P. L.
(National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, CO, United States)
Beck, S. A.
(National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
December 20, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 89
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
85A18011
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASA ORDER W-15439
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASA ORDER L-9469-B
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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