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RSS Version 3.2 Channel TLT – November, 2008
RSS Version 3.2 Channels TMT, TTS, and TLS – July, 2008

• Processing methods were simplified, and a few months of data for specific satellites were removed.
• V3.2 is documented thoroughly in “Construction of the Remote Sensing Systems V3.2 atmospheric temperature records from the MSU and AMSU microwave sounders,” Carl A. Mears and Frank J. Wentz, accepted for publication by the Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, December 2008, and "Construction of the RSS V3.2 lower tropospheric temperature dataset from the MSU and AMSU microwave sounders," Carl A. Mears and Frank J. Wentz, submitted to the Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, September 2008

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Pre-rendered Data Images: Monthly TLS (Lower Stratosphere) Monthly TTS (Troposphere / Stratosphere) Monthly TMT (Middle Troposphere) Monthly TLT (Lower Troposphere)

Color coded map of decadal trends in MSU/AMSU channel TLT:

Degrees Centigrade per Decade: 1979 - 2009 (31 Years)

Data poleward of 82.5° North and 70° South, as well as areas with land or ice elevations above 3000 meters, are not available and are shown in white.

MSU/AMSU Channel TLT Decadal Trend Map: 1979 - 2009 (31 Years)

MSU/AMSU Channel TMT Decadal Trend Map: 1979 - 2009 (31 Years)

MSU/AMSU Channel TTS Decadal Trend Map: 1987 - 2009 (23 Years)

MSU/AMSU Channel TLS Decadal Trend Map: 1979 - 2009 (31 Years)

Last updated: February 04, 2009