Monitoring the stratosphere with satellites and the network for detection of stratospheric change

Since the first satellite measurements of temperature and ozone were made in the 1960s, continued improvements have been made in the observational techniques and in review articles by Krueger et al. (1980), Miller (1989) and Rao (1990) the authors examine the above satellite methods and data. The purpose is to review the long-term satellite programs and the continued need for ground-based observations. The satellite data will provide the global dimension whereas the Network will provide the local, independent, long-term information to validate the satellite systems as well as observations through which changes in the stratosphere can be determined and understood.