NDACC Microwave Workshop, January 11, 2013 Diurnal variability of middle atmospheric H 2 O and comparison with WACCM Dominik Scheiben, Ansgar Schanz, Brigitte.

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NDACC Microwave Workshop, January 11, 2013 Diurnal variability of middle atmospheric H 2 O and comparison with WACCM Dominik Scheiben, Ansgar Schanz, Brigitte Tschanz, Niklaus Kämpfer Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Switzerland

MIAWARA: Middle Atmospheric Water Vapor Radiometer Located near Bern, Switzerland (47°N / 7°E) Operational since 2002 Operating during day and night at all weather conditions except precipitation (rain, snow) Measures the pressure broadened rotational transition line of H 2 O at GHz Vertical H 2 O profile retrieval by the Optimal Estimation Method (OEM) 2

MIAWARA H 2 O data set 3 Upgrade Sept. 2010

Origin of diurnal variations in the middle atmosphere Solar radiation directly affects the chemical composition through (photo-)chemical reactions. Periodic heating of the stratospheric ozone layer and latent heat release in the troposphere Waves propagate through the whole atmosphere and their amplitudes increase with altitude Changes in pressure, wind and temperature also lead to changes in chemical composition.

Diurnal variations in mesospheric H 2 O according to ECMWF:

6 Fourier-Transformation of our H 2 O dataset

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Extracting the diurnal variations 9 Diurnal variations in the order of 1% Statistical noise level of one retrieval between 5% and 20% To detect diurnal variations without FFT, averaging over a large data set is required To average individual retrievals, the averaging kernels should be similar. Therefore, we use Sigma-Retrievals instead of fixed-time-period-retrievals. The Sigma-Retrievals are binned into 2-hour-bins including a weighting factor.

Weighting the retrievals Hours 1/5 1/4 1/3 1/2 1 1/4 1/6 1/4 1/2

Used datasets 11 We use the opportunity to compare MIAWARA and MIAWARA-C during MIAWARA-C’s stay in Zimmerwald. + And we compare it to WACCM Courtesy of M. Canavero

Diurnal variability of middle atmospheric H 2 O Winter (Dec – Apr)

Diurnal variability of middle atmospheric H 2 O Winter (Dec – Apr)

Diurnal variability of middle atmospheric H 2 O Winter (Dec – Apr)

Diurnal variability of middle atmospheric H 2 O Winter (Dec – Apr)

Diurnal variability of middle atmospheric H 2 O Winter (Dec – Apr) Good agreement between MIAWARA and MIAWARA-C Good agreement between observations and model in the mesosphere Agreement in amplitude decreases with decreasinig height Altitude offset in the phase shift at the stratopause region

Diurnal variability of middle atmospheric H 2 O Summer (Jun - Oct)

Diurnal variability of middle atmospheric H 2 O Summer (Jun - Oct) For summer, only MIAWARA is available Agreement between observations and model is worse than during winter Altitude offset in the phase shift at the stratopause also in summer

Origin of the diurnal cycle according to WACCM The material derivative: Total derivative from a Lagragian perspective Local derivative from a Eulerian perspective Advection terms To derive each term’s diurnal amplitude, we integrate each term individually and determine the diurnal amplitudes for each integrated term.

Below 0.1 hPa: Meridional advection Between 0.1 and 0.02 hPa: Vertical advection Above 0.02 hPa: Photochemistry Origin of the diurnal cycle according to WACCM

21 Diurnal variations in H 2 O are observed by our radiometers Qualitative agreement with WACCM Altitude offset between WACCM and MIAWARA(s) Differences in diurnal amplitudes (reason for that remains unclear) Origin of the diurnal cycle in mesospheric H 2 O: Meridional advection below 0.1 hPa (approx. 64 km) Vertical advection above 0.1 hPa Photochemistry above 0.02 hPa (approx. 76 km) Conclusions

22 Thank you for your attention! Questions?