Water vapor in cold and clean atmosphere: a 3-year data set in the boundary layer of Dome C, East Antarctic Plateau

• Published in: Earth System Science Data
• Main Authors: C. Genthon, D. E. Veron, E. Vignon, J.-B. Madeleine, L. Piard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: geo; envir; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Handle The; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-1571-2022; https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/14/1571/2022/essd-14-1571-2022.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/8bef62dab99740d885019e883e21769f

The air at the surface of the high Antarctic Plateau is very cold, dry and clean. Under such conditions, the atmospheric moisture can significantly deviate from thermodynamic equilibrium, and supersaturation with respect to ice can occur. Most conventional humidity sensors for meteorological applica...