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Research article
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05 Sep 2016
Research article |
| 05 Sep 2016
Advancements, measurement uncertainties, and recent comparisons of the NOAA frost point hygrometer
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Monitoring Division,
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Allen F. Jordan
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Monitoring Division,
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Dale F. Hurst
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Monitoring Division,
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Samuel J. Oltmans
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Monitoring Division,
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Holger Vömel
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Earth Observation
Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Benjamin Kühnreich
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany
Center of Smart Interfaces, Technische Universität Darmstadt,
Darmstadt, Germany
Volker Ebert
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany
Center of Smart Interfaces, Technische Universität Darmstadt,
Darmstadt, Germany
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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.
This work focuses on the balloon borne NOAA frost point hygrometer (FPH) instrument flown at...
