Articles | Volume 15, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-7105-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-7105-2022
Research article
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09 Dec 2022
Research article |  | 09 Dec 2022

Horizontal small-scale variability of water vapor in the atmosphere: implications for intercomparison of data from different measuring systems

Xavier Calbet, Cintia Carbajal Henken, Sergio DeSouza-Machado, Bomin Sun, and Tony Reale
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Water vapor concentration in the atmosphere at small scales (< 6 km) is considered. The measurements show Gaussian random field behavior following Kolmogorov's theory of turbulence two-thirds law. These properties can be useful when estimating the water vapor variability within a given observed satellite scene or when different water vapor measurements have to be merged consistently.