Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Oct 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007georl..3419701y&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 34, Issue 19, CiteID L19701
Mathematics
Logic
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Hydrology: Hydroclimatology, Hydrology: Hydrological Cycles And Budgets (1218, 1655), Global Change: Atmosphere (0315, 0325), Exploration Geophysics: Remote Sensing, Atmospheric Processes: Polar Meteorology
Scientific paper
This study compares the atmospheric total precipitable water (PWV) obtained by Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) with radiosondes and the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) operational analysis products during December 2003 and January 2004. We find that PWV from AIRS Level 3 (daily gridded) data is about 9% drier while ECMWF is 14% moister than sondes at the two grid points closest to the Dome C radiosonde site on the Antarctic Plateau at 3233 m elevation. The largest ECMWF moist biases occur on warmer days at Dome C. When AIRS Level 3 data are compared with ECMWF over the entire Antarctic continent, AIRS and ECMWF PWV have similar variability (correlation coefficients are predominantly 0.8 or higher), but with AIRS drier over most of the Antarctic by a consistent offset of about 0.1-0.2 mm. Because of this constant difference, the largest percentage differences are found over the highland areas of about 2500 meters and above, where absolute water vapor amounts are smallest.
Bromwich David H.
Chen Luke
Fetzer Eric J.
Fishbein Evan F.
Granger Stephanie L.
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