Tropospheric water vapor transport as determined from airborne lidar measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2017-2030

  Schäfler, Andreas ^a   Dörnbrack, Andreas ^a   Kiemle, Christoph ^a   Rahm, Stephan ^a   Wirth, Martin ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aircraft observations; Lidars lidar observations; Moisture moisture budget; Transport; Troposphere; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

ADVECTIVE TRANSPORT; AIRBORNE LIDAR MEASUREMENTS; AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CROSS SECTION; DATA COVERAGE; DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION LIDARS; DOPPLER WIND LIDAR; EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES; FORECAST SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS; HIGH-LOW; HORIZONTAL WINDS; LAGRANGIAN TRAJECTORIES; LIDARS/LIDAR OBSERVATIONS; LOWER TROPOSPHERE; MODEL DATA; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; MOISTURE/MOISTURE BUDGET; OBSERVING SYSTEMS; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY; TRANSPORT; TROPOSPHERIC MOISTURE; WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT; WIND SPEED; WIND VELOCITIES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; BUDGET CONTROL; MOISTURE; OPTICAL RADAR; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT; STORMS; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ADVECTION; AIRBORNE SENSING; AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; HUMIDITY; LIDAR; MASS TRANSPORT; MOISTURE TRANSFER; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR; WIND VELOCITY;

FALCONIDAE;

EID: 78650941586     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JTECHA1418.1     Document Type: Article

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