Radiosonde vs. temperature sounding

Water Vapor (read Chapter 6 from Kidder & Vonder Haar) OC3522 - Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Ocean - Summer 2001 Water Vapor (read Chapter 6 from Kidder & Vonder Haar)

We will next look at case where d is relatively large due to water vapor absorption Again, the atmosphere (path radiance) dominates Also the source of path radiance will vary strongly with l , temperature, and the distribution of water vapor (since water vapor is highly variable vertically and horizontally) Now... If td(l) is not 0 water vapor information Known temperature distribution and

One wavelength, two concentration profiles rH2O d(l,p) 1 td(l,p) 1 td(l) l

GOES Imager Channel 3 GOES Imager Channel 3 1 transmittance GOES Imager Channel 3 http://zeta.lerc.nasa.gov/goes/mosaic/PROFINFO.HTM

(given a standard distribution of water vapor) http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/misc/wv/weighting_functions3.gif (given a standard distribution of water vapor) GOES Imager Channel 3 p CH 11 CH 10 Where would CH 12 weighting function peak?

Mid Level (7mm) Low level 7.5mm 16 February 2000 | Mid-latitude Cyclone Over the North Pacific GOES-10 Sounder Water Vapor Channel Images at 17:24 UTC High level 6.5 mm

Water Vapor Imagery Tutorial from Wisconsin Water Vapor Loop

GMS+GOES 20 August 2001 http://www.etl.noaa.gov/satres/realtime.html