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Science 4 September 1981:
Vol. 213. no. 4512, pp. 1112 - 1113
DOI: 10.1126/science.213.4512.1112
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The Short-Term Temporal Spectrum of Precipitable Water Vapor

D. C. HOGG 1, F. O. GUIRAUD 1, and W. B. SWEEZY 1

1 Wave Propagation Laboratory, Environmental Research Laboratories, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado 80303

Short-term power spectra of the fluctuations in the precipitable water vapor measured with a dual-channel microwave radiometer are presented. The spectra, taken over 34-hour sampling periods, encompass periodicities from I day to about 10 minutes. The fluctuation power is associated with the average precipitable water vapor for the sampling period. The background noise spectrum of the radiometric instrument is also discussed.

Submitted on March 23, 1981
Revised on May 26, 1981

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