Tropospheric water vapor, convection, and climate

SC Sherwood, R Roca, TM Weckwerth… - Reviews of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Recent progress is reviewed in the understanding of convective interaction with water vapor
and changes associated with water vapor in warmer climates. Progress includes new …

Global-scale atmosphere monitoring by in-service aircraft–current achievements and future prospects of the European Research Infrastructure IAGOS

A Petzold, V Thouret, C Gerbig, A Zahn… - Tellus B: Chemical …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The European Research Infrastructure IAGOS (In-service Aircraft for a Global Observing
System) operates a global-scale monitoring system for atmospheric trace gases, aerosols …

Comparison of ECMWF analysis and forecast humidity data with CARIBIC upper troposphere and lower stratosphere observations

C Dyroff, A Zahn, E Christner, R Forbes… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Water vapour, relative humidity and temperature in the Northern Hemisphere extratropical
upper troposphere/lowermost stratosphere (UT/LMS) of the operational European Centre for …

Processes controlling water vapor in the upper troposphere/lowermost stratosphere: An analysis of 8 years of monthly measurements by the IAGOS‐CARIBIC …

A Zahn, E Christner, PFJ van Velthoven… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
An extensive set of in situ water vapor (H2O) data obtained by the IAGOS‐CARIBIC
passenger aircraft at 10–12 km altitude over 8 years (2005–2013) is analyzed. A …

Assessing the consistency of satellite-derived upper tropospheric humidity measurements

L Shi, CJ Schreck III, VO John, ES Chung… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - amt.copernicus.org
Four upper tropospheric humidity (UTH) datasets derived from satellite sounders are
evaluated to assess their consistency as part of the activities for the Global Energy and …

Quality assessment of MOZAIC and IAGOS capacitive hygrometers: insights from airborne field studies

P Neis, HGJ Smit, S Rohs, U Bundke… - Tellus B: Chemical …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In 2011, the MOZAIC (Measurement of Ozone by AIRBUS In-Service Aircraft) successor
programme IAGOS (In-service Aircraft for a Global Observing System) started to equip their …

Reanalysis of upper troposphere humidity data from the MOZAIC programme for the period 1994 to 2009

HGJ Smit, S Rohs, P Neis, D Boulanger… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
In situ observational data on the relative humidity (RH) in the upper troposphere and
lowermost stratosphere (UT/LS), or tropopause region, collected aboard civil passenger …

[HTML][HTML] Clouds and water vapor in the tropical tropopause transition layer over mesoscale convective systems

KS Virts, RA Houze - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 2015 - journals.ametsoc.org
Clouds and Water Vapor in the Tropical Tropopause Transition Layer over Mesoscale
Convective Systems in: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Volume 72 Issue 12 (2015) …

Hydration of the upper troposphere by tropical cyclones

EA Ray, KH Rosenlof - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical cyclones in the Atlantic and Pacific ocean basins are found to have a significant
impact on the amount of water vapor in the tropical and subtropical upper troposphere …

[HTML][HTML] A study of the free tropospheric humidity interannual variability using Meteosat data and an advection–condensation transport model

H Brogniez, R Roca, L Picon - Journal of climate, 2009 - journals.ametsoc.org
A Study of the Free Tropospheric Humidity Interannual Variability Using Meteosat Data and an
Advection–Condensation Transport Model in: Journal of Climate Volume 22 Issue 24 (2009) …