Comparisons of Water Vapor Profiles Obtained by Radiosonde and Laser Backscatter
- 1 April 1971
- journal article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of Applied Meteorology
- Vol. 10 (2) , 301-308
- https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1971)010<0301:cowvpo>2.0.co;2
Abstract
Vertical profiles of atmospheric absolute humidity were obtained between 500 and 2000 m by monitoring an appropriate portion of the Raman component of laser backscatter and were compared with radiosonde data taken at essentially the same time and place. Comparative accuracies of about 10% relative accuracy and 13% absolute accuracy were measured. A parity with the radiosonde accuracy is shown for the laser method of measuring humidity. It is seen that boundary layer heights are tracked as are fluctuations in water vapor content.Keywords
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