High-Resolution Water Vapor Mapping from Interferometric Radar Measurements

• DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5406.1297
• Publication Date: 2002-07-27T09:37:20Z
• Authors: Ramon F. Hanssen; Tammy M. Weckwerth; Howard A. Zebker; Roland Klees
• Keywords: Cold front; Atmospheric Dynamics

Spaceborne radar interferometric delay measurements were used to infer high-resolution maps of integrated atmospheric water vapor, which can be readily related meteorological phenomena. Maps the vapor distribution associated with a precipitating cloud, partly cold front, and horizontal convective rolls reveal quantitative measures that are not observed conventional methods, suggest such observations for forecasting study dynamics.