Sub-seasonal variations in lower stratospheric water vapor

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 25; no. 13; pp. 2445 - 2448
• Main Authors: Mote, Philip W., Dunkerton, Timothy J., Pumphrey, Hugh C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.1998; American Geophysical Union
• Subjects: 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

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...