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The global structure and variability of the tropopause observed using CHAMP/GPS radio occultation observations from May 2001 through September 2003 are presented. Tropopause temperature and height observed by CHAMP/GPS has been compared with radiosonde observations at a sub-tropical site. At polar latitudes, the tropopause sharpness found to be highest in summer and lowest in winter with slight differences between hemispheres.
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Ratnam, M.V., Tetzlaff, G., Jacobi, C. (2005). Structure and Variability of the Tropopause Obtained from CHAMP Radio Occultation Temperature Profiles. In: Reigber, C., Lühr, H., Schwintzer, P., Wickert, J. (eds) Earth Observation with CHAMP. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26800-6_92
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