Evaluation of UT/LS hygrometer accuracy by intercomparison during the NASA MACPEX mission

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1915-1935

  Rollins, A W ^a,b   Thornberry, T D ^a,b   Gao, R S ^a   Smith, J B ^c   Sayres, D S ^c   Sargent, M R ^c   Schiller, C ^d,e   Kramer M ^d   Spelten, N ^d   Hurst, D F ^a,b   Jordan, A F ^a,b   Hall, E G ^a,b   Vomel H ^f   Diskin, G S ^g   Podolske, J R ^h   Christensen, L E ⁱ   Rosenlof, K H ^a   Jensen, E J ^h   Fahey, D W ^a,b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^e GRUAN/Deutscher Wetterdienst ^*  (United States)

^f DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^g NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^h NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; DEHYDRATION; ERRORS; HYGROMETERS; NASA; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT; WATER VAPOR;

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; ANALYTICAL CHALLENGE; HIGH-ALTITUDE RESEARCH AIRCRAFT; MICROPHYSICAL PROCESS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; TROPICAL TROPOPAUSE LAYERS; UT/LS; WATER VAPOR RETRIEVAL;

MOISTURE METERS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CIRRUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEHYDRATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MIXING RATIO; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOPAUSE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84896991282     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020817     Document Type: Article

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