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Short-term, seasonal and interannual variability of the vertical distribution of water vapor observed by AIRSThe Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) consists of a suite of instruments on board the Aqua spacecraft which retrieve atmospheric parameters over the globe at radiosonde quality on a daily basis in non-precipitating fields of view with less than 80% cloud cover. Although quantitative global measurements of water vapor have been available since the 1980's, the vertical resolution of these measurements was very coarse. AIRS provides global coverage amounting to 324,000 precipitable water vapor profiles with spatial resolution at nadir of 45 km and a vertical resolution in the troposphere of 2 km.
Document ID
20060043682
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Olsen, E. T.
Granger, S. L.
Fetzer, E. J.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2005
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: January 1, 2005
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
remote sounding
meteorology
water vapor
gridded

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