MSU observed monthly atmospheric temperature

MSU monthly temperature

The Microwave Sounding Units (MSU) operating on NOAA polar-orbiting platforms have been the principal sources of satellite temperature profiles for the past two decades. The MSUs are cross-track scanners with measurements of microwave radiance in four channels ranging from 50.3 to 57.95 GHz on the lower shoulder of the Oxygen absorption band. These four channels measure the atmospheric temperature in four thick layers spanning the surface through the stratosphere.

Variables	Temperature at lower troposphere, middle troposphere, and lower stratosphere (C deg.)
Zonal	Global by 2.5 deg
Meridional	Global by 2.5 deg
Vertical	Lower Troposphere, Middle Troposphere,Lower Stratosphere
Temporal	Jan 1979 to Feb 2007 by 1 month(s)
Static?	no
Volume	40.6 M Bytes total
Server	public:
Source	http://www.nsstc.uah.edu/data/msu/
Acquired	Mar 28, 2006 (updated Mar 2007)
APDRC contact	Yongsheng Zhang
Supplements	readme.f