Accepted Manuscript EOF analysis of COSMIC observations on the global zonal mean temperature structure of the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere from 2007 to 2013 Cornelius Csar Jude H. Salinas, Loren C. Chang PII: S1364-6826(17)30128-1 DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2017.08.021 Reference: ATP 4668 To appear in: Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics Received Date: 25 February 2017 Revised Date: 24 July 2017 Accepted Date: 16 August 2017 Please cite this article as: Salinas, C.C.J.H., Chang, L.C., EOF analysis of COSMIC observations on the global zonal mean temperature structure of the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere from 2007 to 2013, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics (2017), doi: 10.1016/j.jastp.2017.08.021. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.