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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-1563-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-1563-2022
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Research article
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18 Mar 2022
Research article |
| 18 Mar 2022
| 18 Mar 2022
Atmospheric precipitable water vapor and its correlation with clear-sky infrared temperature observations
Vicki Kelsey
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
now at: Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences Program, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
Spencer Riley
Department of Physics, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
Kenneth Minschwaner
Department of Physics, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
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Short summary
In the interior western USA there are distances of hundreds of kilometers between weather balloon launch sites for weather forecasting. Satellite coverage can also be sparse or with poor resolution. Using infrared thermometers, clear-sky temperatures were collected and compared with data from weather balloons. A correlation between clear-sky temperatures and precipitable water measurements from weather balloons was found. This means that citizen scientists can collect data.
In the interior western USA there are distances of hundreds of kilometers between weather...
