AbstractThe global positioning system radio occultation (GPS RO) technique provides a powerful tool for atmospheric sounding which requires no calibration, is not affected by clouds, aerosols or precipitation, and provides an almost uniform global coverage. The paper deals with application of GPS RO measurements from CHAllenging Minisatellite Payload (CHAMP) for the retrieval of tropospheric water vapor profiles. CHAMP RO data are available since 2001 with up to 200 high resolution atmospheric profiles per day. We introduce a new direct method for water vapor retrieval from GPS RO data. Additionally, a 1Dvar algorithm is used for this purpose. The so derived CHAMP water vapor profiles are validated with radiosonde data on a global scale. Here, both methods come to statistically comparable results revealing a negative bias of less than 0.1g/kg and a standard deviation of less than 1g/kg specific humidity in the mid troposphere. Potentials of CHAMP RO retrievals for monitoring the mean tropospheric water vapor distribution on a global scale are presented.


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    Titel :

    Global monitoring of tropospheric water vapor with GPS radio occultation aboard CHAMP


    Beteiligte:
    Heise, S. (Autor:in) / Wickert, J. (Autor:in) / Beyerle, G. (Autor:in) / Schmidt, T. (Autor:in) / Reigber, Ch. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 37 , 12 ; 2222-2227


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2005-06-15


    Format / Umfang :

    6 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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