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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">ISPRS-Annals</journal-id>
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<journal-title>ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">ISPRS-Annals</abbrev-journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="nlm-ta">ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="epub">2194-9050</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Copernicus Publications</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/isprs-annals-X-3-W4-2025-301-2026</article-id>
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<article-title>Applicability of Radio Occultation Data for Atmospheric Temperature Estimation over the São Francisco River Basin</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Pontes</surname>
<given-names>Júlia Isabel</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5027-0656</ext-link>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Alves</surname>
<given-names>Daniele Barroca Marra</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Jerez</surname>
<given-names>Gabriel Oliveira</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6893-2144</ext-link>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Gouveia</surname>
<given-names>Tayná Aparecida Ferreira</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Albuquerque</surname>
<given-names>Afonso Marques</given-names>
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<addr-line>São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>13</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2026</year>
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<volume>X-3/W4-2025</volume>
<fpage>301</fpage>
<lpage>306</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2026 Júlia Isabel Pontes et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
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<license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit <ext-link ext-link-type="uri"  xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</ext-link></license-p>
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<p>Accurate atmospheric profiling is essential for understanding climate dynamics and improving weather forecasting, particularly in data-scarce regions. This study evaluates the performance of the Radio Occultation (RO) technique - using data from the Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC-2) by comparing vertical temperature profiles with radiosonde (RSO) observations over the S&amp;atilde;o Francisco River Basin (Brazil) during January and July 2020, which represent contrasting seasonal conditions. Statistical analyses, including root mean square error (RMSE), correlation coefficient, relative error, and mean differences, are applied to assess the agreement between the two datasets. Results reveal high consistency, with RMSE values below 1.6 &amp;deg;C, correlation coefficients exceeding 0.84, and average differences generally below 1 &amp;deg;C. The student&amp;rsquo;s T-test confirmed the absence of statistically significant differences at the 5% level, reinforcing the reliability of the RO-derived profiles. Such findings suggest that RO is a promising method for capturing atmospheric temperature structures, making it a valuable complementary tool for climate monitoring in regions with limited in-situ observations.</p>
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