Intercomparison of Integrated Water Vapor Measurements at High Latitudes from Co-Located and Near-Located Instruments
Data from global positioning system (GPS) ground-based receivers, ground-based microwave radiometers (MWRs), and radiosondes (RS) at two high-latitude sites were compared. At one site, the North Slope of Alaska (NSA), Barrow, Alaska (USA), the instruments were co-located, while at the other site, th...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5595a4f03bb2452cb0a53319ae801d95 2023-05-15T15:39:42+02:00 Intercomparison of Integrated Water Vapor Measurements at High Latitudes from Co-Located and Near-Located Instruments Ermanno Fionda Maria Cadeddu Vinia Mattioli Rosa Pacione 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11182130 https://doaj.org/article/5595a4f03bb2452cb0a53319ae801d95 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/11/18/2130 https://doaj.org/toc/2072-4292 2072-4292 doi:10.3390/rs11182130 https://doaj.org/article/5595a4f03bb2452cb0a53319ae801d95 Remote Sensing, Vol 11, Iss 18, p 2130 (2019) water vapor microwave radiometry GPS radio sounding remote sensing Science Q article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11182130 2022-12-31T04:01:51Z Data from global positioning system (GPS) ground-based receivers, ground-based microwave radiometers (MWRs), and radiosondes (RS) at two high-latitude sites were compared. At one site, the North Slope of Alaska (NSA), Barrow, Alaska (USA), the instruments were co-located, while at the other site, the second ARM Mobile Facility (AMF2), Hyytiälä, Finland, the GPS receiver was located about 20 km away from the MWRs and RS. Differences between the GPS-derived integrated water vapor (IWV) and the other three instruments were analyzed in terms of mean differences and standard deviation. A comparison of co-located and near-located independently calibrated instruments allowed us to isolate issues that may be specific to a single system and, to some extent, to isolate the effects of the distance between the GPS receiver and the remaining instruments. The results showed that at these two high-latitude sites, when the IWV was less than 15 kg/m 2 , the GPS agreed with other instruments within 0.5−0.7 kg/m 2 . When the variability of water vapor was higher, mostly in the summer months, the GPS agreed with other instruments within 0.8−1 kg/m 2 . The total random uncertainty between the GPS and the other systems was of the order of 0.6−1 kg/m 2 and was the dominant effect when the IWV was higher than 15 kg/m 2 . Article in Journal/Newspaper Barrow north slope Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Remote Sensing 11 18 2130 |
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Data from global positioning system (GPS) ground-based receivers, ground-based microwave radiometers (MWRs), and radiosondes (RS) at two high-latitude sites were compared. At one site, the North Slope of Alaska (NSA), Barrow, Alaska (USA), the instruments were co-located, while at the other site, the second ARM Mobile Facility (AMF2), Hyytiälä, Finland, the GPS receiver was located about 20 km away from the MWRs and RS. Differences between the GPS-derived integrated water vapor (IWV) and the other three instruments were analyzed in terms of mean differences and standard deviation. A comparison of co-located and near-located independently calibrated instruments allowed us to isolate issues that may be specific to a single system and, to some extent, to isolate the effects of the distance between the GPS receiver and the remaining instruments. The results showed that at these two high-latitude sites, when the IWV was less than 15 kg/m 2 , the GPS agreed with other instruments within 0.5−0.7 kg/m 2 . When the variability of water vapor was higher, mostly in the summer months, the GPS agreed with other instruments within 0.8−1 kg/m 2 . The total random uncertainty between the GPS and the other systems was of the order of 0.6−1 kg/m 2 and was the dominant effect when the IWV was higher than 15 kg/m 2 . |
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Intercomparison of Integrated Water Vapor Measurements at High Latitudes from Co-Located and Near-Located Instruments |
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Intercomparison of Integrated Water Vapor Measurements at High Latitudes from Co-Located and Near-Located Instruments |
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Intercomparison of Integrated Water Vapor Measurements at High Latitudes from Co-Located and Near-Located Instruments |
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Intercomparison of Integrated Water Vapor Measurements at High Latitudes from Co-Located and Near-Located Instruments |
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Intercomparison of Integrated Water Vapor Measurements at High Latitudes from Co-Located and Near-Located Instruments |
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intercomparison of integrated water vapor measurements at high latitudes from co-located and near-located instruments |
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