Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
AMT
Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-509-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-509-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
Research article
 | 
28 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 28 Jan 2025

Development of a Peltier-based chilled-mirror hygrometer, SKYDEW, for tropospheric and lower-stratospheric water vapor measurements

Takuji Sugidachi, Masatomo Fujiwara, Kensaku Shimizu, Shin-Ya Ogino, Junko Suzuki, and Ruud J. Dirksen

Viewed

Total article views: 4,025 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
2,919 937 169 4,025 187 241
  • HTML: 2,919
  • PDF: 937
  • XML: 169
  • Total: 4,025
  • BibTeX: 187
  • EndNote: 241
Views and downloads (calculated since 08 May 2024)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 08 May 2024)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 4,025 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 4,025 with geography defined and 0 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 

Cited

Saved (final revised paper)

Latest update: 07 Jun 2026
Download
Short summary
A Peltier-based chilled-mirror hygrometer, SKYDEW, has been developed to measure tropospheric and stratospheric water vapor. Continuous accurate measurements of water vapor are essential for climate monitoring. More than 40 soundings with SKYDEW have been conducted since 2011 to evaluate the performance. The result of soundings at tropical and midlatitudes demonstrated that SKYDEW is able to measure up to an altitude of 20–25 km for daytime soundings and above 25 km for nighttime soundings.
Read more
Share