NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 74
DOBSON DATA RE-EVALUATION HANDBOOK
CONTRIBUTORS
Rumen Bojkov
World Meteorological Organization
Geneva, SwitzerlandWalter D. Komhyr
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory
Boulder, ColoradoAlan Lapworth
United Kingdom Meteorological OfficeKarel Vanicek
Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
Solar and Ozone Observatory, Czech Republic
EDITORS
Robert D. Hudson
University of Maryland
College Park, MarylandWalter G. Planet
Office of Research and Applications
Satellite Research Laboratory
Camp Springs, Maryland
Washington, D.C.
October 1993U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Ronald H. Brown, SecretaryNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
D. James Baker, Under SecretaryNational Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
Robert S. Winokur, Assistant Administrator
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section I: Examination of Instrument Histories
Section II: Re-evaluation of Instrument Constants
Section III: Independent Data Sources for Comparison with Dobson Records