Clouds and Water Vapor in the Climate System

The Campaign

The Clouds and Water Vapor in the Climate System (CWVCS) was a NASA field investigation focused on the distribution and transport of water vapor in the tropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. It consisted of a single deployment in August 2001 over Costa Rica. The WB-57 was equipped with the Harvard Water Vapor (HWV) sensor and other instruments to measure water vapor, radiation, ozone, and atmospheric state parameters. CWVCS measurements were used to validate water vapor observations from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite.

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Repositories

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