A Satellite Analysis of Deep Convection, Upper-Tropospheric Humidity, and the Greenhouse Effect

摘要: Abstract This paper combines satellite measurements of the upwelling 6.7-μm radiance from TOVS with cloud-property information ISCCP and outgoing longwave radiative fluxes ERBE to analyze climatological interactions between deep convection, upper-tropospheric humidity, atmospheric greenhouse trapping. The instruments provide unmatched spatial temporal coverage, enabling detailed examination regional, seasonal, interannual variations these quantities. present analysis demonstrates that enhanced tropical convection is associated increased relative humidity. positive relationship humidity observed for both regional variations, also demonstrated occur over a wide range space time scales. Analysis radiation indicates regions or periods moisture are strongly correlated an enh...