Multi-year GNSS monitoring of atmospheric IWV over Central and South America for climate studies

Bianchi, Clara Eugenia; Mendoza, Luciano Pedro Oscar; Fernández, Laura Isabel; Natali, María Paula; Meza, Amalia Margarita; Moirano, Juan Francisco

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-34-623-2016

Articles | Volume 34, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-34-623-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-34-623-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 34, issue 7

Regular paper

|

20 Jul 2016

Regular paper |

| 20 Jul 2016

Multi-year GNSS monitoring of atmospheric IWV over Central and South America for climate studies

Clara Eugenia Bianchi, Luciano Pedro Oscar Mendoza, Laura Isabel Fernández, María Paula Natali, Amalia Margarita Meza, and Juan Francisco Moirano

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Short summary

Long-term monitoring of the amount of water vapour in the lower atmosphere is essential for climate studies. We analysed satellite observations, at hundreds of locations in Central and South America, to look for changes in this parameter over several years. We found evidence of drying of the troposphere in temperate regions, and also evidence of slow moistening over the tropics. Moreover, we openly provide the complete data collection to the scientific community.