Using AIRS to assess the precipitable water vapor in global climate models (GCMs) with regional validation from SuomiNet

Jacola Roman, Robert Knuteson, Steve Ackerman, David Tobin, William Smith, Henry Revercomb

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Abstract

Results are presented that assess the accuracy of the AIRS PWV climatology using measurements from the SuomiNet network of ground-based GPS observations in the U.S. Southern Great Plains. The diurnal sampling error of the AIRS product is evaluated using 30 minute continuous sampling from the GPS network. The GPS network observations are used as a stable reference to assess trends in the AIRS L3 gridded PWV product for the nine year period 2003-2011. An anomalous trend in the AIRS L3 product is detected after 2007 which requires further investigation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationRadiation Processes in the Atmosphere and Ocean, IRS 2012 - Proceedings of the International Radiation Symposium (IRC/IAMAS)
Pages480-483
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
EventInternational Radiation Symposium: Radiation Processes in the Atmosphere and Ocean, IRS 2012 - Berlin, Germany
Duration: Aug 6 2012Aug 10 2012

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1531
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Other

OtherInternational Radiation Symposium: Radiation Processes in the Atmosphere and Ocean, IRS 2012
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityBerlin
Period8/6/128/10/12

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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