The SPARC water vapor assessment II: intercomparison of satellite and ground-based microwave measurements
As part of the second SPARC (Stratosphere–troposphere Processes And their Role in Climate) water vapor assessment (WAVAS-II), we present measurements taken from or coincident with seven sites from which ground-based microwave instruments measure water vapor in the middle atmosphere. Six of the g...
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G. E. Nedoluha M. Kiefer S. Lossow R. M. Gomez N. Kämpfer M. Lainer P. Forkman O. M. Christensen J. J. Oh P. Hartogh J. Anderson K. Bramstedt B. M. Dinelli M. Garcia-Comas M. Hervig D. Murtagh P. Raspollini W. G. Read K. Rosenlof G. P. Stiller K. A. Walker |
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G. E. Nedoluha M. Kiefer S. Lossow R. M. Gomez N. Kämpfer M. Lainer P. Forkman O. M. Christensen J. J. Oh P. Hartogh J. Anderson K. Bramstedt B. M. Dinelli M. Garcia-Comas M. Hervig D. Murtagh P. Raspollini W. G. Read K. Rosenlof G. P. Stiller K. A. Walker The SPARC water vapor assessment II: intercomparison of satellite and ground-based microwave measurements Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
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G. E. Nedoluha M. Kiefer S. Lossow R. M. Gomez N. Kämpfer M. Lainer P. Forkman O. M. Christensen J. J. Oh P. Hartogh J. Anderson K. Bramstedt B. M. Dinelli M. Garcia-Comas M. Hervig D. Murtagh P. Raspollini W. G. Read K. Rosenlof G. P. Stiller K. A. Walker |
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The SPARC water vapor assessment II: intercomparison of satellite and ground-based microwave measurements |
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The SPARC water vapor assessment II: intercomparison of satellite and ground-based microwave measurements |
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The SPARC water vapor assessment II: intercomparison of satellite and ground-based microwave measurements |
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The SPARC water vapor assessment II: intercomparison of satellite and ground-based microwave measurements |
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The SPARC water vapor assessment II: intercomparison of satellite and ground-based microwave measurements |
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sparc water vapor assessment ii: intercomparison of satellite and ground-based microwave measurements |
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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
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As part of the second SPARC (Stratosphere–troposphere Processes And their
Role in Climate) water vapor assessment (WAVAS-II), we present measurements
taken from or coincident with seven sites from which ground-based
microwave instruments measure water vapor in the middle atmosphere. Six of
the ground-based instruments are part of the Network for the Detection of
Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC) and provide datasets that can be
used for drift and trend assessment. We compare measurements from these
ground-based instruments with satellite datasets that have provided
retrievals of water vapor in the lower mesosphere over extended periods
since 1996.
<br><br>
We first compare biases between the satellite and ground-based instruments
from the upper stratosphere to the upper mesosphere. We then show a number
of time series comparisons at 0.46 hPa, a level that is sensitive to changes
in H<sub>2</sub>O and CH<sub>4</sub> entering the stratosphere but, because almost all
CH<sub>4</sub> has been oxidized, is relatively insensitive to dynamical
variations. Interannual variations and drifts are investigated with
respect to both the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS; from 2004 onwards) and
each instrument's climatological mean. We find that the
variation in the interannual difference in the mean H<sub>2</sub>O measured by any
two instruments is typically ∼ 1%. Most of the datasets
start in or after 2004 and show annual increases in H<sub>2</sub>O of
0–1 % yr<sup>−1</sup>. In particular, MLS shows a trend of between 0.5 % yr<sup>−1</sup> and
0.7 % yr<sup>−1</sup> at the comparison sites. However, the two longest measurement
datasets used here, with measurements back to 1996, show much smaller trends
of +0.1 % yr<sup>−1</sup> (at Mauna Loa, Hawaii) and −0.1 % yr<sup>−1</sup> (at Lauder, New
Zealand). |
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doaj-8628152d10454b2791b688d0f091499d2020-11-24T23:17:49ZengCopernicus PublicationsAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics1680-73161680-73242017-12-0117145431455810.5194/acp-17-14543-2017The SPARC water vapor assessment II: intercomparison of satellite and ground-based microwave measurementsG. E. Nedoluha0M. Kiefer1S. Lossow2R. M. Gomez3N. Kämpfer4M. Lainer5P. Forkman6O. M. Christensen7J. J. Oh8P. Hartogh9J. Anderson10K. Bramstedt11B. M. Dinelli12M. Garcia-Comas13M. Hervig14D. Murtagh15P. Raspollini16W. G. Read17K. Rosenlof18G. P. Stiller19K. A. Walker20Remote Sensing Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USAKarlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe, GermanyKarlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe, GermanyRemote Sensing Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USAInstitute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandInstitute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandOnsala Space Observatory, Department of Radio and Space Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Onsala, SwedenOnsala Space Observatory, Department of Radio and Space Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Onsala, SwedenSookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South KoreaMax Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen, GermanyHampton University, Hampton, Virginia, USAUniversity of Bremen, Institute of Environmental Physics, Bremen, GermanyIstituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bologna, ItalyInstituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia, CSIC, Granada, SpainGATS Inc., Driggs, Idaho, USAOnsala Space Observatory, Department of Radio and Space Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Onsala, SwedenIstituto di Fisica Applicata “Nello Carrara” (IFAC) del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Florence, ItalyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USAUniversity of Colorado, Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USAKarlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe, GermanyUniversity of Toronto, Department of Physics, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAs part of the second SPARC (Stratosphere–troposphere Processes And their Role in Climate) water vapor assessment (WAVAS-II), we present measurements taken from or coincident with seven sites from which ground-based microwave instruments measure water vapor in the middle atmosphere. Six of the ground-based instruments are part of the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC) and provide datasets that can be used for drift and trend assessment. We compare measurements from these ground-based instruments with satellite datasets that have provided retrievals of water vapor in the lower mesosphere over extended periods since 1996. <br><br> We first compare biases between the satellite and ground-based instruments from the upper stratosphere to the upper mesosphere. We then show a number of time series comparisons at 0.46 hPa, a level that is sensitive to changes in H<sub>2</sub>O and CH<sub>4</sub> entering the stratosphere but, because almost all CH<sub>4</sub> has been oxidized, is relatively insensitive to dynamical variations. Interannual variations and drifts are investigated with respect to both the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS; from 2004 onwards) and each instrument's climatological mean. We find that the variation in the interannual difference in the mean H<sub>2</sub>O measured by any two instruments is typically ∼ 1%. Most of the datasets start in or after 2004 and show annual increases in H<sub>2</sub>O of 0–1 % yr<sup>−1</sup>. In particular, MLS shows a trend of between 0.5 % yr<sup>−1</sup> and 0.7 % yr<sup>−1</sup> at the comparison sites. However, the two longest measurement datasets used here, with measurements back to 1996, show much smaller trends of +0.1 % yr<sup>−1</sup> (at Mauna Loa, Hawaii) and −0.1 % yr<sup>−1</sup> (at Lauder, New Zealand).https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/14543/2017/acp-17-14543-2017.pdf |