BackForward Variable: Water Vapour Mixing Ratio

Definition
Full name Water Vapour Mixing Ratio
Definition 3D field of water vapour mixing ratios in the UTLS. Mixing ratio is the mole fraction of a substance in dry air (UTLS, MUS)
Measuring Units ppm Uncertainty Units ppmv
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units m
Stability Units ppmv (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified: 2024-07-10
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: Yes
Classification
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Sub-domain: Basic atmospheric
      • Variable: Water Vapour Mixing Ratio
        • Measured in Layers:
          • MUS
          • UTLS
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for Water Vapour Mixing Ratio  (2)

This tables shows all related requirements. For more operations/filtering, please consult the full list of Requirements
Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red

Id Variable Layer App Area ATP Uncertainty Layer/s Quality Coverage Quality Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source General Comment Application Area Comment Horizontal Coverage Comment Observation Comment Performance Comment
1133 Water Vapour Mixing Ratio UTLS 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 0.5 0.1 ppmv
0.25 ppmv
0.5 ppmv
0.5
0.09 ppmv
0.1 ppmv
0.25 ppmv
0.5
15 km
100 km
500 km
0.5
10 m
10 m
250 m
0.5
3 h
6 h
24 h
0.5
60 min
5 d
30 d
0.5
Global firm 2025-04-11 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) uncertainty at 2-sigma
1134 Water Vapour Mixing Ratio MUS 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 0.5 0.1 ppmv
0.25 ppmv
0.5 ppmv
0.5
0.19 ppmv
0.2 ppmv
0.5 ppmv
0.5
50 km
500 km
1500 km
0.5
500 m
1000 m
3000 m
0.5
3 h
6 h
3 d
0.5
60 min
7 d
30 d
0.5
Global firm 2025-04-11 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) uncertainty at 2-sigma