Advancements, measurement uncertainties, and recent comparisons of the NOAA
frost point hygrometer

Hall, Emrys G.; Jordan, Allen F.; Hurst, Dale F.; Oltmans, Samuel J.; Vömel, Holger; Kühnreich, Benjamin; Ebert, Volker

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-4295-2016

Articles | Volume 9, issue 9

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 9, 4295–4310, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-4295-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Special issue: Water vapour in the upper troposphere and middle atmosphere:...

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 9, 4295–4310, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-4295-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 9

Research article 05 Sep 2016

Research article | 05 Sep 2016

Advancements, measurement uncertainties, and recent comparisons of the NOAA frost point hygrometer

Emrys G. Hall et al.

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Final revised paper (published on 05 Sep 2016)
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RC1: 'Reviewer comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 Jun 2016
- AC1: 'Author's response to referee #1', Emrys Hall, 25 Jul 2016
RC2: 'Review report', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Jun 2016
- AC2: 'Author's response to referee #2', Emrys Hall, 25 Jul 2016
RC3: 'Review of Hall et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 08 Jul 2016
- AC3: 'Author's response to referee #3', Emrys Hall, 25 Jul 2016

Short summary

This work focuses on the balloon borne NOAA frost point hygrometer (FPH) instrument flown at three locations around the world: Boulder, Colorado, Lauder, New Zealand, and Hilo, Hawaii. The ongoing 36-year record is the longest continuous water vapor record with profiles reaching 28 km. Significant instrument updates in 2008 decreased the weight, cost, power consumption, and manufacturing time offering greater precision and ease of use.