Statistical analysis of water vapour and ozone in the UT/LS observed during SPURT and MOZAIC
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Title (Dublin Core)
Statistical analysis of water vapour and ozone in the UT/LS observed during SPURT and MOZAIC
Description (Dublin Core)
A statistical analysis for the comparability of water (H<sub>2</sub>O) and ozone (O<sub>3</sub>) data sets sampled during the SPURT aircraft campaigns and the MOZAIC passenger aircraft flights is presented. The Kolmogoroff-Smirnoff test reveals that the distribution functions from SPURT and MOZAIC trace gases differ from each other with a confidence of 95%. A variance analysis shows a different variability character in both trace gas data sets. While the SPURT H<sub>2</sub>O data only contain atmospheric processes variable on a diurnal or synoptical timescale, MOZAIC H<sub>2</sub>O data also reveal processes, which vary on inter-seasonal and seasonal timescales. The SPURT H<sub>2</sub>O data set does not represent the full MOZAIC H<sub>2</sub>O variance in the UT/LS for climatological investigations, whereas the variance of O<sub>3</sub> is much better represented. SPURT H<sub>2</sub>O data are better suited in the stratosphere, where the MOZAIC RH sensor looses its sensitivity.
Creator (Dublin Core)
Kunz, A.
Schiller, C.
Rohrer, F.
Smit, H. G. J.
Nedelec, P.
Spelten, N.
Date (Dublin Core)
2018-01-15
Type (Dublin Core)
Text
Format (Dublin Core)
application/pdf
Identifier (Dublin Core)
10.5194/acp-8-6603-2008
https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/8/6603/2008/
Source (Dublin Core)
eISSN: 1680-7324
Language (Dublin Core)
eng
