Annual variations of water vapor in the stratosphere and upper troposphere based on SAGE II observations during 1986-1991

Michael P. McCormick; Er-Woon Chiou

doi:10.1117/12.198575

4 January 1995 Annual variations of water vapor in the stratosphere and upper troposphere based on SAGE II observations during 1986-1991

Michael P. McCormick, Er-Woon Chiou

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Proceedings Volume 2311, Atmospheric Sensing and Modelling; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.198575
Event: Satellite Remote Sensing, 1994, Rome, Italy

Abstract

SAGE II water vapor measurements covering the period (1986 - 1991) have been used to examine the time-periodic variations of water vapor in the stratosphere and the upper troposphere. The results represent an extension of our previous studies which were based on the observations from the first three years (1986 - 88). A statistical model containing quasi- biennial, seasonal, semi-annual oscillations, and a linear component was fit to the time series of monthly zonal mean water vapor mixing ratio. A preliminary comparison with the newly released UARS/MLS water vapor data set is also discussed here.

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Michael P. McCormick and Er-Woon Chiou "Annual variations of water vapor in the stratosphere and upper troposphere based on SAGE II observations during 1986-1991", Proc. SPIE 2311, Atmospheric Sensing and Modelling, (4 January 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.198575

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