概括
平原雷暴显著增加了低层平流层和高层热层的水蒸气. 空中测量显示,与晴朗天气条件相比,水蒸气质量增加了三倍.
科学领域:
- 大气科学 大气科学
- 云物理 云物理
- 放射测量是一种放射测量.
背景情况:
- 雷暴将大量的水分注入大气中.
- 了解水蒸气运输对于气候建模至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 量化平原雷暴向下层平流层和上层热带层注入的水蒸气质量.
- 为了比较雷暴影响的水蒸气水平与晴朗天气背景水平.
主要方法:
- 使用了空中红外辐射测量推断测量.
- 数据是使用国家航空航天局 (NASA) Convair 990喷气式实验室收集的.
- 获得了很大的样本大小,超过了传统气球技术的能力.
主要成果:
- 在雷暴活动后,在较低的平流层和较高的热层中观察到水蒸气质量平均增加了三倍.
- 测量证实了平原雷暴的大量水蒸气注入.
结论:
- 平原雷暴是上层热层和下层平流层水蒸气的主要来源.
- 空中放射测量为研究大气水蒸气动力学提供了可靠的方法.
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