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GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,
VOL. 30,
1759,
4 PP., 2003
doi:10.1029/2003GL017691
The impact of temperature errors on perceived humidity supersaturation
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
A Monte Carlo method is used to study the propagation of temperature uncertainties into relative humidity with respect to ice (RH i ) calculated from specific humidity. For a flat specific humidity distribution and Gaussian temperature uncertainties the resulting RH i distribution drops exponentially at high RH i values—much slower than a Gaussian. This agrees well with the RH i distribution measured by the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS), which means that such remotely measured RH i distributions can be explained, at least partly, by temperature uncertainties.
Received 6 May 2003; accepted 17 June 2003; published 25 July 2003.
Citation: (2003), The impact of temperature errors on perceived humidity supersaturation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(14), 1759, doi:10.1029/2003GL017691.
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