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Nature 394, 615-616 (13 August 1998) | doi:10.1038/29163

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Falling satellites, rising temperatures?

Dian J. Gaffen1

Satellite-based estimates of trends in atmospheric temperature have disagreed with estimates derived from other measurements. By taking into account declines in the orbital height of satellites, re-examination of those satellite data yields results that are in better accord with independent evidence of global warming.

  1. Dian J. Gaffen is in the NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA.
    e-mail: Email: dian.gaffen@noaa.gov