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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-4435-2018
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-4435-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
25 Jul 2018
Research article |
| 25 Jul 2018
| 25 Jul 2018
The SPARC water vapour assessment II: comparison of stratospheric and lower mesospheric water vapour time series observed from satellites
Farahnaz Khosrawi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Stefan Lossow
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Gabriele P. Stiller
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Karen H. Rosenlof
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Monitoring Division, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Joachim Urban
Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Space, Earth and Environment, Hörsalsvägen 11, 41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
deceased, 14 August 2014
John P. Burrows
University of Bremen, Institute of Environmental Physics, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28334 Bremen, Germany
Robert P. Damadeo
NASA Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 401B, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Patrick Eriksson
Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Space, Earth and Environment, Hörsalsvägen 11, 41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
Maya García-Comas
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC), Glorieta de la Astronomía, 18008 Granada, Spain
John C. Gille
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling Laboratory, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000, USA
University of Colorado, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Boulder, CO 80309-0311, USA
Yasuko Kasai
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Terahertz Technology Research Center, 4-2-1 Nukui-kita, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8795, Japan
Michael Kiefer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Gerald E. Nedoluha
Naval Research Laboratory, Remote Sensing Division, 4555 Overlook Avenue Southwest, Washington, DC 20375, USA
Stefan Noël
University of Bremen, Institute of Environmental Physics, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28334 Bremen, Germany
Piera Raspollini
Istituto di Fisica Applicata N. Carrara Del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IFAC-CNR), Via Madonna del Piano, 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
William G. Read
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
Alexei Rozanov
University of Bremen, Institute of Environmental Physics, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28334 Bremen, Germany
Christopher E. Sioris
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate, 4905 Dufferin St., ON, M3H 5T4, Canada
Kaley A. Walker
University of Toronto, Department of Physics, 60 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A7, Canada
Katja Weigel
University of Bremen, Institute of Environmental Physics, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28334 Bremen, Germany
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Short summary
Time series of stratospheric and lower mesospheric water vapour using 33 data sets from 15 satellite instruments were compared in the framework of the second SPARC water vapour assessment. We find that most data sets can be considered in observational and modelling studies addressing, e.g. stratospheric and lower mesospheric water vapour variability and trends if data-set-specific characteristics (e.g. a drift) and restrictions (e.g. temporal and spatial coverage) are taken into account.
Time series of stratospheric and lower mesospheric water vapour using 33 data sets from 15...
