Observed HIRS and Aqua MODIS Thermal Infrared Moisture Determinations in the 2000s
This paper compares the tropospheric moisture data records derived from High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer (MODIS) measurements from the years 2003 through 2013. Total Precipitable Water Vapor (TPW) and Upper Tropospheric Precipitable...
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| description | This paper compares the tropospheric moisture data records derived from High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer (MODIS) measurements from the years 2003 through 2013. Total Precipitable Water Vapor (TPW) and Upper Tropospheric Precipitable Water Vapor (UTPW) are derived using the infrared spectral bands in the CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>O absorption bands as well as in the atmospheric windows. Retrieval of TPW and UTPW uses a statistical regression algorithm performed using clear sky radiances (and Brightness Temperatures) measured over land and ocean for both day and night. The TPW and UTPW seasonal cycles of HIRS and MODIS observations are found to be in synchronization with zonal mean values for one degree latitude bands within 2.0 mm and 0.07 mm, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ab36a532e184511a8e3d9ac56f7b8f02023-12-03T11:48:58ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922021-01-0113350210.3390/rs13030502Observed HIRS and Aqua MODIS Thermal Infrared Moisture Determinations in the 2000sEva E. Borbas0Paul W. Menzel1Space Science and Engineering Center, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USASpace Science and Engineering Center, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USAThis paper compares the tropospheric moisture data records derived from High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer (MODIS) measurements from the years 2003 through 2013. Total Precipitable Water Vapor (TPW) and Upper Tropospheric Precipitable Water Vapor (UTPW) are derived using the infrared spectral bands in the CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>O absorption bands as well as in the atmospheric windows. Retrieval of TPW and UTPW uses a statistical regression algorithm performed using clear sky radiances (and Brightness Temperatures) measured over land and ocean for both day and night. The TPW and UTPW seasonal cycles of HIRS and MODIS observations are found to be in synchronization with zonal mean values for one degree latitude bands within 2.0 mm and 0.07 mm, respectively.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/3/502moistureTPWupper tropospheric precipitable water vaporMODISHIRS |
| spellingShingle | Eva E. Borbas Paul W. Menzel Observed HIRS and Aqua MODIS Thermal Infrared Moisture Determinations in the 2000s Remote Sensing moisture TPW upper tropospheric precipitable water vapor MODIS HIRS |
| title | Observed HIRS and Aqua MODIS Thermal Infrared Moisture Determinations in the 2000s |
| title_full | Observed HIRS and Aqua MODIS Thermal Infrared Moisture Determinations in the 2000s |
| title_fullStr | Observed HIRS and Aqua MODIS Thermal Infrared Moisture Determinations in the 2000s |
| title_full_unstemmed | Observed HIRS and Aqua MODIS Thermal Infrared Moisture Determinations in the 2000s |
| title_short | Observed HIRS and Aqua MODIS Thermal Infrared Moisture Determinations in the 2000s |
| title_sort | observed hirs and aqua modis thermal infrared moisture determinations in the 2000s |
| topic | moisture TPW upper tropospheric precipitable water vapor MODIS HIRS |
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