First continuous GPS soundings of temperature structure over Antarctic winter from FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC constellation

Details First continuous GPS soundings of temperature structure over Antarctic winter from FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC constellation First continuous GPS soundings of temperature structure over Antarctic winter from FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC constellation

Jun 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007georl..3412805w&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 34, Issue 12, CiteID L12805

Computer Science

Sound

9

Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Pressure, Density, And Temperature, Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Instruments And Techniques, Atmospheric Processes: Remote Sensing, Radio Science: Instruments And Techniques (1241)

Scientific paper

The FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC mission provides unprecedented spatial coverage of daily sounding profiles of the Antarctic atmosphere. Our analysis shows that temperature profiles from these global positioning system (GPS) soundings agree well with the radiosondes over the South Pole and Neumayer stations during the 2006 Southern Hemisphere (SH) winter season. These GPS soundings reveal a vertical domain of low temperature (e.g., T <= -78°C at 28-km altitude) that is not clearly defined by the Antarctic radiosondes. Latitudinal analysis of the GPS soundings shows that regions with T <= -78°C occur from about 10-km to 28-km altitudes, indicating an 18-km thick of the cold vertical layer. The extremely cold regions are found at latitudes between 71°S and 87°S and in altitudes between 15 and 25 km, not coinciding with the geographical South Pole. These results demonstrate the potential of the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC data for polar studies.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

First continuous GPS soundings of temperature structure over Antarctic winter from FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC constellation does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with First continuous GPS soundings of temperature structure over Antarctic winter from FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC constellation, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and First continuous GPS soundings of temperature structure over Antarctic winter from FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC constellation will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-879809