Evaluation of ECMWF water vapour fields by airborne differential absorption lidar measurements: a case study between Brazil and Europe

Three extended airborne Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) sections of tropospheric water vapour across the tropical and sub-tropical Atlantic in March 2004 are compared to short-term forecasts of the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). The humidity fields between 28&am...

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Main Authors: H. Flentje, A. Dörnbrack, A. Fix, G. Ehret, E. Hólm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2007-10-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/7/5033/2007/acp-7-5033-2007.pdf