Precise climate monitoring using complementary satellite data sets

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Observations from Earth-orbiting satellites have been important in monitoring climate change. The availability of air temperatures from the Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU), sea surface temperatures from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) and atmospheric water vapour content measurements from the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) have enabled precise monitoring. A comparison of each of the three time series is made concentrating on interannual and decadal variations in climate. A strong link between sea surface temperature, lower-tropospheric air temperature and total column water-vapor content was found over both time scales.

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Global warming and climate forcing by recent albedo changes on Mars

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Prediction from a Mars general circulation model, which indicates the observed interannual albedo alterations strongly influencing the Martian environment, is presented. Results suggest that albedo changes affect observed climate change and large-scale weather patterns on Mars, which proves albedo variations as a necessary component for future atmospheric and climate studies.

United States, Analysis, Observations, Mars (Planet), Global warming, Albedo

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Effects of orbital decay on satellite-derived lower-tropospheric temperature trends

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Research shows that orbital-decay effects impact lower-tropospheric temperature trends taken between 1979 and 1995 from the Microwave Sounding Unit artificial satellite. A +0.07 K per decade correction is applied to achieve temperature measurements in close accordance with those obtained from the earth's surface. Cumulative orbital decay measurements are illustrated.

Research, Global temperature changes, Atmospheric temperature, Tropospheric circulation

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