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EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 119, 2016
The 27th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC 27)
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| Article Number | 24006 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Poster Session (Combining Lidar and Other Observations) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611924006 | |
| Published online | 07 June 2016 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611924006
Spatio-Temporal Variability of Water Vapor in the Free Troposphere Investigated by Dial and Ftir Vertical Soundings
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IMK-IFU (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)
* E-mail: hannes.vogelmann@kit.edu
Published online: 7 June 2016
We report on the free tropospheric spatio-temporal variability of water vapor investigated by the analysis of a five-year period of water vapor vertical soundings above Mt. Zugspitze (2962 m a.s.l., Germany). Our results are obtained from a combination of measurements of vertically integrated water vapor (IWV), recorded with a solar Fourier Transform InfraRed (FTIR) spectrometer and of water vapor profiles recorded with the nearby differential absorption lidar (DIAL). The special geometrical arrangement of one zenith-viewing and one sun-pointing instrument and the temporal resolution of both optical instruments allow for an investigation of the spatio-temporal variability of IWV on a spatial scale of less than one kilometer and on a time scale of less than one hour. We investigated the short-term variability of both IWV and water vapor profiles from statistical analyses. The latter was also examined by case studies with a clear assignment to certain atmospheric processes as local convection or long-range transport. This study is described in great detail in our recent publication [1].
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