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Category : Atmosphere, Upper
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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Radiosonde Observations
Author: United States. Department of Commerce
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Category : Radiosondes
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Radiosondes
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Radiosonde Observations
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Atmosphere, Upper
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atmosphere, Upper
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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Manual of Radiosonde Observations (WBAN)
Author: United States. Weather Bureau
Publisher:
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Category : Atmospheric pressure
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atmospheric pressure
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Reconciling Observations of Global Temperature Change
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309068916
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
An overall increase in global-mean atmospheric temperatures is predicted to occur in response to human-induced increases in atmospheric concentrations of heat-trapping "greenhouse gases." The most prominent of these gases, carbon dioxide, has increased in concentration by over 30% during the past 200 years, and is expected to continue to increase well into the future. Other changes in atmospheric composition complicate the picture. In particular, increases in the number of small particles (called aerosols) in the atmosphere regionally offset and mask the greenhouse effect, and stratospheric ozone depletion contributes to cooling of the upper troposphere and stratosphere. Many in the scientific community believe that a distinctive greenhouse-warming signature is evident in surface temperature data for the past few decades. Some, however, are puzzled by the fact that satellite temperature measurements indicate little, if any, warming of the lower to mid-troposphere (the layer extending from the surface up to about 8 km) since such satellite observations first became operational in 1979. The satellite measurements appear to be substantiated by independent trend estimates for this period based on radiosonde data. Some have interpreted this apparent discrepancy between surface and upper air observations as casting doubt on the overall reliability of the surface temperature record, whereas others have concluded that the satellite data (or the algorithms that are being used to convert them into temperatures) must be erroneous. It is also conceivable that temperatures at the earth's surface and aloft have not tracked each other perfectly because they have responded differently to natural and/or human-induced climate forcing during this particular 20-year period. Whether these differing temperature trends can be reconciled has implications for assessing: how much the earth has warmed during the past few decades, whether observed changes are in accord with the predicted response to the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere based on model simulations, and whether the existing atmospheric observing system is adequate for the purposes of monitoring global-mean temperature. This report reassesses the apparent differences between the temperature changes recorded by satellites and the surface thermometer network on the basis of the latest available information. It also offers an informed opinion as to how the different temperature records should be interpreted, and recommends actions designed to reduce the remaining uncertainties in these measurements.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309068916
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
An overall increase in global-mean atmospheric temperatures is predicted to occur in response to human-induced increases in atmospheric concentrations of heat-trapping "greenhouse gases." The most prominent of these gases, carbon dioxide, has increased in concentration by over 30% during the past 200 years, and is expected to continue to increase well into the future. Other changes in atmospheric composition complicate the picture. In particular, increases in the number of small particles (called aerosols) in the atmosphere regionally offset and mask the greenhouse effect, and stratospheric ozone depletion contributes to cooling of the upper troposphere and stratosphere. Many in the scientific community believe that a distinctive greenhouse-warming signature is evident in surface temperature data for the past few decades. Some, however, are puzzled by the fact that satellite temperature measurements indicate little, if any, warming of the lower to mid-troposphere (the layer extending from the surface up to about 8 km) since such satellite observations first became operational in 1979. The satellite measurements appear to be substantiated by independent trend estimates for this period based on radiosonde data. Some have interpreted this apparent discrepancy between surface and upper air observations as casting doubt on the overall reliability of the surface temperature record, whereas others have concluded that the satellite data (or the algorithms that are being used to convert them into temperatures) must be erroneous. It is also conceivable that temperatures at the earth's surface and aloft have not tracked each other perfectly because they have responded differently to natural and/or human-induced climate forcing during this particular 20-year period. Whether these differing temperature trends can be reconciled has implications for assessing: how much the earth has warmed during the past few decades, whether observed changes are in accord with the predicted response to the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere based on model simulations, and whether the existing atmospheric observing system is adequate for the purposes of monitoring global-mean temperature. This report reassesses the apparent differences between the temperature changes recorded by satellites and the surface thermometer network on the basis of the latest available information. It also offers an informed opinion as to how the different temperature records should be interpreted, and recommends actions designed to reduce the remaining uncertainties in these measurements.
Instructions for Modulated Audio Frequency Radiosonde Observations
Author: United States. Weather Bureau
Publisher:
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Category : Atmospheric pressure
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atmospheric pressure
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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Radiosonde Observations Analysis of System and Personal Errors
Author: Willette D. Lang
Publisher:
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Category : Atmosphere, Upper
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atmosphere, Upper
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Summaries of Radiosonde Observations in Southern Canada
Author: Canada. Meteorological Branch
Publisher:
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Category : Meteorology
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Meteorology
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Day-night Differences in Radiosonde Observations of the Stratosphere and Trospophere
Author: National Meteorological Center (U.S.)
Publisher:
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Category : Atmosphere, Upper
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atmosphere, Upper
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Manual for Radiosonde Code (WBAN)
Author: United States. Weather Bureau
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Advances in Global Warming Observations and their Uncertainties
Author: Qingxiang Li
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2832504175
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2832504175
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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