Spatial Distributions and Seasonal Variations of Tropospheric Water Vapor Content over the Tibetan Plateau

• Published in: Journal of climate Vol. 26; no. 15; pp. 5637 - 5654
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yuwei, Wang, Donghai, Zhai, Panmao, Gu, Guojun, He, Jinhai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA American Meteorological Society 01.08.2013
• Subjects: Atmosphere; Atmospheric Infrared Sounder; Atmospherics; Cold season; Datasets; Deep layer; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Gauges; Gradients; Ground stations; Inhomogeneity; Mean precipitation; Meteorological satellites; Meteorology; Moisture effects; Plateaus; Precipitable water; Precipitation; Rain; Rainy seasons; Rivers; Satellites; Seasonal distribution; Seasonal variation; Seasonal variations; Seasons; Sounding; Spatial distribution; Stratosphere; Troposphere; Tropospheric water vapor; Upper troposphere; Vapors; Warm seasons; Water in the atmosphere (humidity, clouds, evaporation, precipitation); Water vapor; Water vapor content; Water vapor flux; Water vapour; Far East; Asia; China; Qinghai-Xizang Plateau; Tibetan Plateau; Northern Hemisphere; East Asia; Spatial distribution; water vapor; Space remote sensing; Observation data; Satellite observation; Aqua satellite; troposphere; Advanced infrared sounder; seasonal variations; Polar orbiting satellite

Spatial distributions and seasonal variations of tropospheric water vapor over the Tibetan Plateau and the surrounding areas are explored by means of water vapor products from the high-resolution Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on board theAquasatellite and the NASA Water Vapor Project (NVAP). B...