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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-1503-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-1503-2023
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23 Mar 2023
Research article |  | 23 Mar 2023

Evaluation of tropospheric water vapour and temperature profiles retrieved from MetOp-A by the Infrared and Microwave Sounding scheme

Tim Trent, Richard Siddans, Brian Kerridge, Marc Schröder, Noëlle A. Scott, and John Remedios

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