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@ARTICLE{Rollins:185605,
author = {Rollins, A. W. and Thornberry, T. D. and Gao, R. S. and
Smith, J. B. and Sayres, D. S. and Sargent, M. R. and
Schiller, C. and Krämer, Martina and Spelten, Nicole and
Hurst, D. F. and Jordan, A. F. and Hall, E. G. and Vömel,
H. and Diskin, G. S. and Podolske, J. R. and Christensen, L.
E. and Rosenlof, K. H. and Jensen, E. J. and Fahey, D. W.},
title = {{E}valuation of {UT}/{LS} hygrometer accuracy by
intercomparison during the {NASA} {MACPEX} mission},
journal = {Journal of geophysical research / Atmospheres},
volume = {119},
number = {4},
issn = {0148-0227},
address = {Hoboken, NJ},
publisher = {Wiley},
reportid = {FZJ-2014-07031},
pages = {1915-1935},
year = {2014},
abstract = {Acquiring accurate measurements of water vapor at the low
mixing ratios (< 10 ppm) encountered in the upper
troposphere and lower stratosphere (UT/LS) has proven to be
a significant analytical challenge evidenced by persistent
disagreements between high-precision hygrometers. These
disagreements have caused uncertainties in the description
of the physical processes controlling dehydration of air in
the tropical tropopause layer and entry of water into the
stratosphere and have hindered validation of satellite water
vapor retrievals. A 2011 airborne intercomparison of a large
group of in situ hygrometers onboard the NASA WB-57F
high-altitude research aircraft and balloons has provided an
excellent opportunity to evaluate progress in the scientific
community toward improved measurement agreement. In this
work we intercompare the measurements from the Midlatitude
Airborne Cirrus Properties Experiment (MACPEX) and discuss
the quality of agreement. Differences between values
reported by the instruments were reduced in comparison to
some prior campaigns but were nonnegligible and on the order
of $20\%$ (0.8 ppm). Our analysis suggests that
unrecognized errors in the quantification of instrumental
background for some or all of the hygrometers are a likely
cause. Until these errors are understood, differences at
this level will continue to somewhat limit our understanding
of cirrus microphysical processes and dehydration in the
tropical tropopause layer.},
cin = {IEK-7},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-7-20101013},
pnm = {234 - Composition and Dynamics of the Upper Troposphere and
Stratosphere (POF2-234)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF2-234},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000333138300018},
doi = {10.1002/2013JD020817},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/185605},
}