Water Vapor in the Atmosphere
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Meteorology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2017) | Viewed by 29776
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Interests: dynamic meteorology; synoptic meteorology; climate dynamics; climate variability
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Interests: dynamical climate/meteorology; synoptic meteorology; monsoon; air–sea interaction
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Dear Colleagues,
Atmospheric water vapor is a topic that still generates great interest in weather and climate studies. Water vapor concentration is highly variable in the atmosphere, in both time and space, but is at its greatest concentration near the ground and in the tropics. It is critical for the occurrence of precipitation, cloud formation, and human comfort. Phase changes in water mass has been identified as an important process in developing severe (cyclonic) weather disturbances on many time and space scales, as well as being an important energy component in maintaining the Earth’s climate. Recently, remote sensing techniques have been developed to measure water vapor content. These products have been used in operational meteorology and to study the transport of water vapor as a tracer, leading to the discovery of atmospheric rivers. Water vapor is also the most important greenhouse gas, allowing Earth to be a hospitable planet for life itself. Additionally, it is possible that the increased water vapor associated with a warmer climate could amplify climate warming or accelerate the water cycle. Authors are invited to submit manuscripts related to all topics surrounding the subject of atmospheric water vapor to this Special Issue.
Dr. Anthony Lupo
Prof. Dr. Yafei Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- precipitation processes
- water cycle
- remote sensing
- cloud formation
- climate change
- climate variability
- temporal or spatial variability
- atmospheric rivers
- feedback processes
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