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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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on amt-2022-111', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Jul 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Xavier Calbet, 05 Sep 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on amt-2022-111', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Jul 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Xavier Calbet, 05 Sep 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Xavier Calbet on behalf of the Authors (05 Sep 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (13 Nov 2022) by Andreas Zahn
AR by Xavier Calbet on behalf of the Authors (14 Nov 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (14 Nov 2022) by Andreas Zahn
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Short summary
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.