Diurnal variation of tropospheric relative humidity in tropical regions

Moradi, Isaac; Arkin, Philip; Ferraro, Ralph; Eriksson, Patrick; Fetzer, Eric

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6913-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6913-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6913-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 11

Research article

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07 Jun 2016

Research article |

| 07 Jun 2016

Diurnal variation of tropospheric relative humidity in tropical regions

Isaac Moradi, Philip Arkin, Ralph Ferraro, Patrick Eriksson, and Eric Fetzer

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RC1: 'Review of "Diurnal variation of tropospheric RH in tropical region"', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Feb 2016
- AC1: 'Authors' response to the comments from the first reviewer', Isaac Moradi, 18 Feb 2016
RC2: 'Review of Diurnal variation of tropospheric relative humidity in tropical region by Isaac Moradi et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Feb 2016
- AC2: 'Response to the reviewer's comments', Isaac Moradi, 11 Apr 2016
RC3: 'Review of Diurnal variation of tropospheric relative humidity in tropical region by Isaac Moradi, Philip Arkin, Ralph Ferraro, Patrick Eriksson, and Eric Fetzer', Anonymous Referee #3, 03 Mar 2016
- AC3: 'Response to the reviewer's comments', Isaac Moradi, 11 Apr 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Isaac Moradi on behalf of the Authors (22 Apr 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (25 Apr 2016) by Radovan Krejci

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (10 May 2016)

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (11 May 2016)

ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (13 May 2016) by Radovan Krejci

AR by Isaac Moradi on behalf of the Authors (24 May 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (24 May 2016) by Radovan Krejci

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Measurements from the SAPHIR onboard Megha-Tropiques are used to evaluate the diurnal cycle of tropospheric humidity in the tropical region. The results show a large inhomogeneity in the amplitude and peak time of tropospheric humidity. The diurnal amplitude tends to be larger over convective regions than over subsidence regions. An early morning peak time is observed over most regions but there are substantial regions where the diurnal peak occurs at the other times of day.