Some Measurements of the Distribution of Water Vapor in the Stratosphere
By: Earl W. Barrett, Jr. Herndon and Howard J. Carter
Abstract
The results of three high-altitude ascents of an experimental radiosonde incorporating an electronic dew point hygrometer and carried by a large plastic balloon are presented. Significant features of the moisture distribution in the stratosphere revealed by these nights include at least one saturated layer in the vicinity of the tropopause on each occasion, and marked increases of the mixing ratio with height in the layer between 16 and 30 km in the two summer soundings. Charts and tabulations of the data from the three soundings are presented.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v2i4.8602 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 302 - 311
Published on: Jan 1, 1950
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1950 Earl W. Barrett, Jr. Herndon, Howard J. Carter, published by Stockholm University Press
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