The ground-based FTIR network's potential for investigating the atmospheric water cycle
We present tropospheric H 2 16 O and HD 16 O/H 2 16 O vapour profiles measured by ground-based FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) spectrometers between 1996 and 2008 at a northern hemispheric subarctic and subtropical site (Kiruna, Northern Sweden, 68° N and Izaña, Tenerife Island, 28° N, respectivel...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3add661521d64032826c4819809a62d4 2023-05-15T15:06:43+02:00 The ground-based FTIR network's potential for investigating the atmospheric water cycle M. Schneider K. Yoshimura F. Hase T. Blumenstock 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-3427-2010 https://doaj.org/article/3add661521d64032826c4819809a62d4 EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/3427/2010/acp-10-3427-2010.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1680-7316 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-7324 doi:10.5194/acp-10-3427-2010 1680-7316 1680-7324 https://doaj.org/article/3add661521d64032826c4819809a62d4 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol 10, Iss 7, Pp 3427-3442 (2010) Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999 article 2010 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-3427-2010 2022-12-31T08:45:27Z We present tropospheric H 2 16 O and HD 16 O/H 2 16 O vapour profiles measured by ground-based FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) spectrometers between 1996 and 2008 at a northern hemispheric subarctic and subtropical site (Kiruna, Northern Sweden, 68° N and Izaña, Tenerife Island, 28° N, respectively). We compare these measurements to an isotope incorporated atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM). If the model is nudged towards meteorological fields of reanalysis data the agreement is very satisfactory on time scales ranging from daily to inter-annual. Taking the Izaña and Kiruna measurements as an example we document the FTIR network's unique potential for investigating the atmospheric water cycle. At the subarctic site we find strong correlations between the FTIR data, on the one hand, and the Arctic Oscillation index and the northern Atlantic sea surface temperature, on the other hand. The Izaña FTIR measurements reveal the importance of the Hadley circulation and the Northern Atlantic Oscillation index for the subtropical middle/upper tropospheric water balance. We document where the AGCM is able to capture these complexities of the water cycle and where it fails. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Kiruna Northern Sweden Subarctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Kiruna Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 10 7 3427 3442 |
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We present tropospheric H 2 16 O and HD 16 O/H 2 16 O vapour profiles measured by ground-based FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) spectrometers between 1996 and 2008 at a northern hemispheric subarctic and subtropical site (Kiruna, Northern Sweden, 68° N and Izaña, Tenerife Island, 28° N, respectively). We compare these measurements to an isotope incorporated atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM). If the model is nudged towards meteorological fields of reanalysis data the agreement is very satisfactory on time scales ranging from daily to inter-annual. Taking the Izaña and Kiruna measurements as an example we document the FTIR network's unique potential for investigating the atmospheric water cycle. At the subarctic site we find strong correlations between the FTIR data, on the one hand, and the Arctic Oscillation index and the northern Atlantic sea surface temperature, on the other hand. The Izaña FTIR measurements reveal the importance of the Hadley circulation and the Northern Atlantic Oscillation index for the subtropical middle/upper tropospheric water balance. We document where the AGCM is able to capture these complexities of the water cycle and where it fails. |
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The ground-based FTIR network's potential for investigating the atmospheric water cycle |
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The ground-based FTIR network's potential for investigating the atmospheric water cycle |
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