Articles | Volume 14, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-10803-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-10803-2014
Research article
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14 Oct 2014
Research article |  | 14 Oct 2014

Comparison of Fast In situ Stratospheric Hygrometer (FISH) measurements of water vapor in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) with ECMWF (re)analysis data

A. Kunz, N. Spelten, P. Konopka, R. Müller, R. M. Forbes, and H. Wernli

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