Water Vapor

J. T. Sullivan (GSFC), L. Twigg (SSAI), and G. Sumnicht (SSAI) — The STROZ lidar retrieves ozone vertical profiles in the stratosphere from 10 to 50 km. Temperature to ~80 km and aerosols (at 355 nm) to 35 km also are measured. The instrument has also been modified to measure water vapor from near the ground to ~10 km. As a mobile intercomparator, it has participated in ozone and temperature intercomparisons at Mauna Loa from June 1995–February 1996, August 2002, November 2012–August 2013, and January 2014. The 1995-1996 data is archived in the name of the previous PI – McGee.

J. T. Sullivan (GSFC), G. Sumnicht (SSAI), and L. Twigg (SSAI) — The Aerosol and Temperature Lidar (AT Lidar) has been rebuilt, and now includes water vapor to >10 km, temperature in the troposphere using rotational Raman backscatter, stratospheric temperature up to ~80 km, and aerosol parameters using elastic and Raman backscatter up to ~35 km. It has participated in ozone intercomparisons at the Table Mountain Facility in June 2005 and in water vapor intercomparisons during the MOHAVE campaign of October 2006, 2007, and 2009. Data through 2009 is archived in the name of the previous PI – McGee.

J. T. Sullivan (GSFC), L. Twigg (SSAI), and G. Sumnicht (SSAI) — The STROZ lidar retrieves ozone vertical profiles in the stratosphere from 10 to 50 km. Temperature to ~80 km and aerosols (at 355 nm) to 35 km also are measured. The instrument has also been modified to measure water vapor from near the ground to ~15 km. When not participating in campaigns, the instrument conducts measurements at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. The STROZ lidar participated in the ozone and water vapor comparisons during the WAVES 2008 and 2009 campaigns. Data through 2001 is archived in the name of the previous PI – McGee.

J. T. Sullivan (GSFC), L. Twigg (SSAI), and G. Sumnicht (SSAI) — The STROZ lidar retrieves ozone vertical profiles in the stratosphere from 10 to 50 km. Temperature to ~80 km and aerosols (at 355 nm) to 35 km also are measured. The instrument has also been modified to measure water vapor from near the ground to ~10 km. As a mobile intercomparator, it has participated in ozone intercomparisons at OHP for July–August 1992 and for June–July 1997. Teh 1992 and 1997 data is archived in the name of the previous PI – McGee.

J. T. Sullivan (GSFC), L. Twigg (SSAI), and G. Sumnicht (SSAI) — The STROZ lidar retrieves ozone vertical profiles in the stratosphere from 10 to 50 km. Temperature to ~80 km and aerosols (at 355 nm) to 35 km also are measured. The instrument has also been modified to measure water vapor from near the ground to ~15 km. As a mobile intercomparator, it has participated in an ozone and temperature intercomparisons at Hohenpeissenberg in October 2005. The 2025 data is archived in the name of the previous PI – McGee.

J. T. Sullivan (GSFC), L. Twigg (SSAI), and G. Sumnicht (SSAI) — The STROZ lidar retrieves ozone vertical profiles in the stratosphere from 10 to 50 km. Temperature to ~80 km and aerosols (at 355 nm) to 35 km also are measured. The instrument has also been modified to measure water vapor from near the ground to ~15 km. As a mobile intercomparator, it has participated in an ozone intercomparison at Sodankylä during March–April 2006 and in February 2007. The 2026-2007 data is archived in the name of the previous PI – McGee.

J. T. Sullivan (GSFC), L. Twigg (SSAI), and G. Sumnicht (SSAI) — The STROZ lidar retrieves ozone vertical profiles in the stratosphere from 10 to 50 km. Temperature to ~80 km and aerosols (at 355 nm) to 35 km also are measured. The instrument has also been modified to measure water vapor from near the ground to ~10 km. As a mobile intercomparator, it has participated in an ozone intercomparison in Ny Ålesund in September 1997 and January–February 1998. The 1997-1998 data is archived in the name of the previous PI – McGee.

A. Murk (U. Bern) — Operation of microwave radiometer MIAWARA-C  for water vapor in operation from September 2015–present in campaign mode.

R. Querel (NIWA) and E. Asher (NOAA/ESRL) — Monthly NOAA frostpoint hygrometer sondes launched year-round since 2004 for obtaining profiles of water vapor, temperature, pressure, and winds from 0 to 32 km.  Some data archived under previous PI D. Hurst.

G. Nedoluha and R. M. Gomez (NRL) and I. S. Boyd (BC Consulting) — NRL WVMS1 deployed from November 1992 to April 1993 and January 1994 to present following tests and intercomparisons at Table Mountain Facility (34.4°N, 117.7°W); presently retrieving from 40 to 80 km. WVMS1 was replaced by WVMS7 in 2011.