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Stratospheric water vapour measurements over Australia 1973–1976
Author(s) -
Hyson P.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49710443917
Subject(s) - mixing ratio , environmental science , water vapor , atmospheric sciences , exponential function , mixing (physics) , meteorology , constant (computer programming) , climatology , mathematics , geology , physics , mathematical analysis , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
Results are presented of measurements of stratospheric water vapour over Mildura (34°S 140°E) Australia. The mean mixing ratio between 15 and 21 km is approximately 2–7ppm and is closely approximated below 15km by an exponential profile with a height constant of 2–4km.