GSICS Quarterly Newsletter article Tradowsky et al. 2016 published

Title

GRUAN in the service of GSICS: Using reference ground-based profile measurements to provide traceable radiance calibration for space-based radiometers

Authors

Tradowsky, J; Bodeker, G.; Thorne, P.; Carminati, F. and Bell, W.

Published

by GSICS Quarterly Newsletter at Summer 2016

Abstract

The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Reference Upper-Air Network (GRUAN) comprises 24 sites that measure vertical profiles of essential climate variables (ECVs) such as temperature, pressure, and water vapour. These measurements are reference quality measurements in that all systematic biases having been accounted for and measurement uncertainties are traceable to internationally recognized measurement standards (Immler et al., 2010).

Citation

Tradowsky, J; Bodeker, G.; Thorne, P.; Carminati, F. and Bell, W.: GRUAN in the service of GSICS: Using reference ground-based profile measurements to provide traceable radiance calibration for space-based radiometers, GSICS Quarterly Newsletter, 10, No. 2, doi:10.7289/V5GT5K7S

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