Instantaneous fluctuations of temperature and moisture in the upper troposphere and tropopause region. Part 1: Probability densities and their variability

Instantaneous fluctuations of temperature and moisture in the upper troposphere and tropopause region. Part 1: Probability densities and their variability

Using nine years (1995-2003) of MOZAIC temperature and humidity data, we analyse the statistics of instantaneous fluctuations of temperature, relative and absolute humidity with various spatial resolutions. We determine the probability density functions (p.d.f.s), their low order moments up to kurto...

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Main Authors:	Klaus Gierens, Regina Kohlhepp, Nikolai Dotzek, Herman G. Smit
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Borntraeger 2007-05-01
Series:	Meteorologische Zeitschrift
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2007/0197

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