Variability and Trends in Global Precipitable Water Vapor Retrieved from COSMIC Radio Occultation and Radiosonde Observations

The spatial and temporal variations in global precipitable water (PW) derived from satellite and radiosonde observations during 2007–2016 are compared and analyzed in this study. The two observations show a good agreement in global spatiotemporal distributions and trends in PW. Generally,...

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Main Authors: Yehui Zhang, Jiawei Xu, Na Yang, Ping Lan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/9/5/174