The Vertical Structure of Water Vapor in Mid-latitude as Seen by AIRS, AMSU and ECMWF
Abstract
The vertical structure of water vapor in mid-latitudes is controlled by Rossby wave activity, especially vertical transport in frontal systems. We compare the vertical structure of water vapor across frontal systems as measured by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) and the Microwave Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB) with fields predicted by the European Center for Medium Range Forecasting (ECMWF) global system and relate these differences to modeling, vertical resolution and sampling errors.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2006
- Bibcode:
- 2006AGUFM.A51A0062F
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- 1616 Climate variability (1635;
- 3305;
- 3309;
- 4215;
- 4513);
- 1655 Water cycles (1836);
- 3305 Climate change and variability (1616;
- 1635;
- 3309;
- 4215;
- 4513);
- 3309 Climatology (1616;
- 1620;
- 3305;
- 4215;
- 8408);
- 3310 Clouds and cloud feedbacks