Articles | Volume 16, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6913-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6913-2016
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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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.
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