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Measurements of Humidity in the Atmosphere: Validation Experiments (MOHAVE I and MOHAVE II). Results Overview and Implication for the Long-Term Lidar Monitoring of Water Vapor in the UT/LS1. MOHAVE+MOHAVE II = very successful. 2. MOHAVE -> Fluorescence was found to be inherent to all three participating lidars. 3. MOHAVE II -> Fluorescence was removed and agreement with CFH was extremely good up to 16-18 km altitude. 4. MOHAVE II -> Calibration tests revealed unsuspected shortfalls of widely used techniques, with important implications for their applicability to longterm measurements. 5. A factor of 5 in future lidar signal-to-noise ratio is reasonably achievable. When this level is achieved water vapor Raman lidar will become a key instrument for the long-term monitoring of water vapor in the UT/LS
Document ID
20100020167
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Leblanc, Thierry
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
McDermid, I. S.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Wrightwood, CA, United States)
Vomel, H.
(Colorado Univ. Boulder, CO, United States)
Whiteman, D.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Twigg, Larry
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
McGee, T. G.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
February 11, 2008
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: First ISSI/NDACC Water Vapor Workshop
Location: Bern
Country: Switzerland
Start Date: February 11, 2008
End Date: February 14, 2008
Sponsors: International Space Science Inst.
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
MOHAVE II
MOHAVE I
water vapor lidar

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