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Atmospheric science: The answer is blowing in the wind

Uncertainty over tropical tropospheric temperature change has loomed large over the last two decades. Use of wind data to infer temperature change offers a new avenue of investigation.

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  1. P. W. Thorne is at the Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK.  Peter.thorne@metoffice.gov.uk

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