Validation of Refractivity Profiles Retrieved from FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Radio Occultation Soundings: Preliminary Results of Statistical Comparisons Utilizing Balloon-Borne Observations

Validation of Refractivity Profiles Retrieved from FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Radio Occultation Soundings: Preliminary Results of Statistical Comparisons Utilizing Balloon-Borne Observations

The GPS radio occultation (RO) soundings by the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC (Taiwan¡¦s Formosa Satellite Misssion #3/Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate) satellites launched in mid-April 2006 are compared with high-resolution balloon-borne (radiosonde and ozonesonde) observa...

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Main Authors: Hiroo Hayashi, Jun-Ichi Furumoto, Xinan Lin, Toshitaka Tsuda, Yoshinori Shoji, Yuichi Aoyama, Yasuhiro Murayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2009-01-01
Series:Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Subjects:
GPS radio occultation
FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC
Refractivity
Validation
Online Access: http://tao.cgu.org.tw/images/attachments/v201p051.pdf

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