Sub-seasonal variations in lower stratospheric water vapor

Observations of water vapor with high temporal and spatial resolution and good horizontal coverage just above the tropical tropopause have been scarce, but a preliminary version of such data has been developed using radiance measurements of the Microwave Limb Sounder. These data reveal distinct vari...

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Published inGeophysical research letters Vol. 25; no. 13; pp. 2445 - 2448
Main Authors Mote, Philip W., Dunkerton, Timothy J., Pumphrey, Hugh C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.1998
American Geophysical Union
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Atmospheric composition. Chemical and photochemical reactions
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Physics of the high neutral atmosphere
Water
Kelvin wave
Vapor
Intraseasonal variation
Tropical zone
Stratosphere
Satellite observation
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Summary:Observations of water vapor with high temporal and spatial resolution and good horizontal coverage just above the tropical tropopause have been scarce, but a preliminary version of such data has been developed using radiance measurements of the Microwave Limb Sounder. These data reveal distinct variations with periods in the ranges 10–25 days and 30–70 days, consistent with (respectively) slow Kelvin waves and the tropical intraseasonal oscillation.
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ArticleID:98GL51847
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ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1029/98GL51847