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When publishing work using the data, please use the following citations:

Titchner, H. A., P. W. Thorne, M. P. McCarthy, S. F. B. Tett, L. Haimberger, and D. E. Parker, 2009: Critically reassessing tropospheric temperature trends from radiosondes using realistic validation experiments, J. Climate, 22, 465-485, doi: 10.1175/2008JCLI2419.1

McCarthy, M. P., H.A. Titchner, P.W. Thorne, S.FB. Tett, L.Haimberger, D.E. Parker, 2008: Assessing bias and uncertainty in the HadAT adjusted radiosonde climate record, J. Climate, 21, doi: 10.1175/2007JCLI1733.1

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