The global distribution of ice-supersaturated regions as seen by the Microwave Limb Sounder

@article{citeulike:2215294, abstract = {Cloud-screened microwave limb-sounder data of relative humidity with respect to ice have been used to produce maps of the global distribution of ice-supersaturated regions (ISSRs) at pressure levels 147 and 215 hPa. Geographical regions where ISSRs occur most frequently (in a relative sense) are the tropics at both pressure levels, the midlatitude storm belts at 215 hPa (in the respective hemispheric summer and autumn seasons) and Antarctica in southern winter and spring (at both pressure levels). Additionally, temperatures and absolute humidities were compared in supersaturated and subsaturated air masses. Consistent with earlier results based on data from the Measurement of Ozone by Airbus in-service Aircraft, it is found that ISSRs are generally colder and moister than their subsaturated counterparts. Temperature and humidity contrasts between supersaturated and subsaturated air masses vary considerably, both geographically and between the troposphere and the lowermost stratosphere. Copyright {\copyright} 2003 Royal Meteorological Society}, address = {Deutsches Zentrum f\"{u}r Luft- und Raumfahrt, Institut f\"{u}r Physik der Atmosph\"{a}re, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA}, author = {Spichtinger, Peter and Gierens, Klaus and Read, William}, citeulike-article-id = {2215294}, doi = {10.1256/qj.02.141}, journal = {Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society}, keywords = {atmospheric, cirrus, clouds, composition, humidity, relative, structure}, number = {595}, pages = {3391--3410}, posted-at = {2008-01-10 16:33:48}, priority = {5}, title = {The global distribution of ice-supersaturated regions as seen by the Microwave Limb Sounder}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1256/qj.02.141}, volume = {129}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2215294 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2215294 N2 - Cloud-screened microwave limb-sounder data of relative humidity with respect to ice have been used to produce maps of the global distribution of ice-supersaturated regions (ISSRs) at pressure levels 147 and 215 hPa. Geographical regions where ISSRs occur most frequently (in a relative sense) are the tropics at both pressure levels, the midlatitude storm belts at 215 hPa (in the respective hemispheric summer and autumn seasons) and Antarctica in southern winter and spring (at both pressure levels). Additionally, temperatures and absolute humidities were compared in supersaturated and subsaturated air masses. Consistent with earlier results based on data from the Measurement of Ozone by Airbus in-service Aircraft, it is found that ISSRs are generally colder and moister than their subsaturated counterparts. Temperature and humidity contrasts between supersaturated and subsaturated air masses vary considerably, both geographically and between the troposphere and the lowermost stratosphere. Copyright © 2003 Royal Meteorological Society IS - 595 JF - Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society AD - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA EP - 3410 TI - The global distribution of ice-supersaturated regions as seen by the Microwave Limb Sounder VL - 129 SP - 3391 KW - atmospheric KW - cirrus KW - clouds KW - composition KW - humidity KW - relative KW - structure AU - Spichtinger, Peter AU - Gierens, Klaus AU - Read, William PY - 2003/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1256/qj.02.141 ER -