The SPARC water vapor assessment II: intercomparison of satellite and ground-based microwave measurements

Nedoluha, Gerald E.; Kiefer, Michael; Lossow, Stefan; Gomez, R. Michael; Kämpfer, Niklaus; Lainer, Martin; Forkman, Peter; Christensen, Ole Martin; Oh, Jung Jin; Hartogh, Paul; Anderson, John; Bramstedt, Klaus; Dinelli, Bianca M.; Garcia-Comas, Maya; Hervig, Mark; Murtagh, Donal; Raspollini, Piera; Read, William G.; Rosenlof, Karen; Stiller, Gabriele P.; Walker, Kaley A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-14543-2017

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06 Dec 2017

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| 06 Dec 2017

The SPARC water vapor assessment II: intercomparison of satellite and ground-based microwave measurements

Gerald E. Nedoluha, Michael Kiefer, Stefan Lossow, R. Michael Gomez, Niklaus Kämpfer, Martin Lainer, Peter Forkman, Ole Martin Christensen, Jung Jin Oh, Paul Hartogh, John Anderson, Klaus Bramstedt, Bianca M. Dinelli, Maya Garcia-Comas, Mark Hervig, Donal Murtagh, Piera Raspollini, William G. Read, Karen Rosenlof, Gabriele P. Stiller, and Kaley A. Walker

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RC1: 'Reviewer comment', Hugh C. Pumphrey, 08 Aug 2017
- AC1: 'response to Hugh Pumphrey's comments', Gerald Nedoluha, 12 Oct 2017
RC2: 'Review of “The SPARC water vapor assessment II: intercomparison of satellite and ground-based microwave measurements” by Nedoluha et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Aug 2017
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer 2', Gerald Nedoluha, 12 Oct 2017

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AR by Gerald Nedoluha on behalf of the Authors (12 Oct 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (15 Oct 2017) by Stefan Buehler

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (24 Oct 2017)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (27 Oct 2017) by Stefan Buehler

AR by Gerald Nedoluha on behalf of the Authors (27 Oct 2017) Manuscript

Short summary

As part of the second SPARC (Stratosphere–troposphere Processes And their Role in Climate) water vapor assessment (WAVAS-II), we present measurements taken from or coincident with seven sites from which ground-based microwave instruments measure water vapor in the middle atmosphere. In the lower mesosphere, we quantify instrumental differences in the observed trends and annual variations at six sites. We then present a range of observed trends in water vapor over the past 20 years.