Bending Angle and Temperature Climatologies from Global Positioning System Radio Occultations
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
Abstract EN
The Global Positioning System (GPS) Radio Occultation (OR) technique provides estimates of atmospheric density, temperature, and water vapour content with high vertical resolution, global coverage, and high accuracy.
We have used data acquired using this technique in the period 1995–2009 to create a reference climatology of radio occultation bending angle and atmospheric temperature which are used for meteorological studies.
The bending angle is interesting because it is a direct measurement and independent of models.
It is given with one-degree spatial resolution and 50-meter vertical sampling.
In addition, we give the temperature climatology with one-degree spatial resolution and 100-meter vertical sampling.
This dataset can be used for several applications including weather forecast, physics of atmosphere, and climate changes.
Since the GPS signal is not affected by clouds and the acquisitions are evenly distributed in the globe, the dataset is well suited for studying extreme events (such as convective systems and tropical cyclones) and remote areas.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Biondi, R.& Neubert, T.. 2013. Bending Angle and Temperature Climatologies from Global Positioning System Radio Occultations. Dataset Papers in Geosciences،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Biondi, R.& Neubert, T.. Bending Angle and Temperature Climatologies from Global Positioning System Radio Occultations. Dataset Papers in Geosciences No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Biondi, R.& Neubert, T.. Bending Angle and Temperature Climatologies from Global Positioning System Radio Occultations. Dataset Papers in Geosciences. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498792
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-498792