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First Results from the Selective Chopper Radiometer on Nimbus 4

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This article describes the temperature profiles through the atmosphere that are being obtained from the radiometer on Nimbus 4.

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  1. J. J. Thomson Physical Laboratory, University of Reading,

    P. J. ELLIS, G. PECKHAM & S. D. SMITH

  2. Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford

    J. T. HOUGHTON, C. G. MORGAN, C. D. RODGERS & E. J. WILLIAMSON

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ELLIS, P., PECKHAM, G., SMITH, S. et al. First Results from the Selective Chopper Radiometer on Nimbus 4. Nature 228, 139–143 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/228139a0

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