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Why Do Temperatures Vary Vertically (from the Surface to the Stratosphere) and What Do We Understand About Why They Might Vary and Change Over Time?

TitleWhy Do Temperatures Vary Vertically (from the Surface to the Stratosphere) and What Do We Understand About Why They Might Vary and Change Over Time?
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsRamaswamy, V., J. W. Hurrell, G. A. Meehl, A. Phillips, B. D. Santer, M. D. Schwarzkopf, D. J. Seidel, S. C. Sherwood, and P. W. Thorne
Secondary AuthorsKarl, T. R., S. J. Hassol, C. D. Miller, and W. L. Murray
Book TitleTemperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere: Steps for Understanding and Reconciling Differences
VolumeSynthesis and Assessment Product 1.1
ChapterChapter 1
Pagination15-28
PublisherU.S. Climate Change Science Program
CityWashington, D.C.
URLhttp://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap1-1/finalreport/sap1-1-final-chap1.pdf
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Short TitleWhy Do Temperatures Vary Vertically (from the Surface to the Stratosphere) and What Do We Understand About Why They Might Vary and Change Over Time?
Citation Key63