Browsing Physics & Atmospheric Science Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Subject "Atmospheric humidity"

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  • Contribution of water vapor dimers to clear sky absorption of solar radiation 

    Chylek, P., Q. Fu, H. C. W. Tso, and D. J. W. Geldart. 1999. "Contribution of water vapor dimers to clear sky absorption of solar radiation." Tellus, Series A (Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography) 51A(2): 304-13.
    Using previously derived-values of the water vapor dimer spectral absorption cross section we calculate the water vapor dimer contribution to the clear sky absorption of solar radiation. We consider the water dimer ...

  • A one-dimensional cloud model with trimodal convective outflow 

    Folkins, Ian. 2009. "A one-dimensional cloud model with trimodal convective outflow." Journal of Climate 22(23): 6437-6455.
    The author describes a one-dimensional cloud model designed to investigate the relationships between stratiform downdrafts, congestus outflow, stability, and relative humidity in the tropical lower troposphere. In the ...

  • Temperature, relative humidity, and divergence response to high rainfall events in the tropics: Observations and models 

    Mitovski, Toni, Ian Folkins, Knut von Salzen, and Michael Sigmond. 2010. "Temperature, relative humidity, and divergence response to high rainfall events in the tropics: Observations and models." Journal of Climate 23(13): 3613-3625.
    Radiosonde measurements and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) 3B42 rainfall are used to construct composite anomaly patterns of temperature, relative humidity, and divergence about high rainfall events in the ...

  • The vertical structure of tropical convection and its impact on the budgets of water vapor and ozone 

    Folkins, Ian, and Randall V. Martin. 2005. "The vertical structure of tropical convection and its impact on the budgets of water vapor and ozone." Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 62(5): 1560-1573. doi:10.1175/JAS3407.1
    Convective clouds in the Tropics that penetrate the boundary layer inversion preferentially detrain into a shallow outflow layer (2-5 km) or a deep outflow layer (10-17 km). The properties of these layers are diagnosed ...