Water Vapor Sonde (Frost Point Hygrometer) at Hilo, HI, United States

Site (station location)
Hilo, HI, United States
Instrument Type
Sonde
Parameter
Model
Frost Point Hygrometer
Instrument Status
Active
Periods of Activity
2010
–present
Cooperating Institutions
NOAA/ESRL
M&A Directory Entry

E. Asher (NOAA/ESRL) — Monthly NOAA frostpoint hygrometer sondes launched year-round since 2010 to obtain profiles of water vapor, temperature, pressure, and winds from surface to ~26 km. An ECC ozonesonde is part of the payload when the NOAA FPH is launched. Some data archived under previous PI D. Hurst.