Validation of UARS microwave limb sounder 183 GHz H2O measurements
| Autor: | G. E. Peckham, S. J. Oltmans, William G. Read, William Lahoz, Hugh C. Pumphrey, Lucien Froidevaux, James M. Russell, M. R. Suttie, Wesley A. Traub, Robert S. Harwood, Z. Shippony, T. A. Lungu, R. A. Suttie, Gerald E. Nedoluha, Joe W. Waters, C. L. Lau |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Atmospheric Science
Ecology Paleontology Soil Science Forestry Aquatic Science Oceanography Atmospheric sciences Mesosphere Microwave Limb Sounder Atmosphere Geophysics Space and Planetary Science Geochemistry and Petrology Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Radiance Environmental science Polar Satellite Stratosphere Water vapor Earth-Surface Processes Water Science and Technology Remote sensing |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 101:10129-10149 |
| ISSN: | 0148-0227 |
| DOI: | 10.1029/95jd01703 |
| Popis: | The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) microwave limb sounder (MLS) makes measurements of thermal emission at 183.3 GHz which are used to infer the concentration of water vapor over a pressure range of 46-0.2hPa (approximately 20-60 km). We provide a validation of MLS H2O by analyzing the integrity of the measurements, by providing an error characterization, and by comparison with data from other instruments. It is estimated that version 3 MLS H2O retrievals are accurate to within 20-25% in the lower stratosphere and to within 8-13% in the upper stratosphere and lower mesosphere. The precision of a single profile is estimated to be approximately 0.15 parts per million by volume (ppmv) in the midstratosphere and 0.2 ppmv in the lower and upper stratosphere. In the lower mesosphere the estimate of a single profile precision is 0.25-0.45 ppmv. During polar winter conditions, H2O retrievals at 46 hPa can have a substantial contribution from climatology. The vertical resolution of MLS H2O retrievals is approximately 5 km. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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