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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-1887-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-1887-2015
Research article
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24 Apr 2015
Research article |  | 24 Apr 2015

The Radio Occultation Processing Package, ROPP

I. D. Culverwell, H. W. Lewis, D. Offiler, C. Marquardt, and C. P. Burrows

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This paper describes the Radio Occultation Processing Package, ROPP, which is a suite of freely available programs provided by EUMETSAT for the processing of radio occultation data. Its capabilities are briefly reviewed, and examples of its use are given. Some current and prospective uses of ROPP are listed.
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