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Some observations of water vapor fluctuations in a stable atmosphere over a lake surface

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The crain microwave refractometer and a bead thermistor have been used to measure 2 to 30-second period fluctuations in water vapor in a stable atmosphere over a lake surface. It appears that such fluctuations can be related to air flow over water waves and that they permit an estimate of a mixing length for water vapor.

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Das Crain-Mikrowellenrefraktometer und ein Perlenthermistor wurden verwendet, um in einer stabilen Atmosphäre über einer Seeoberfläche Wasserdampfschwankungen von 2 bis 30 Sekunden Dauer zu messen. Es scheint, daß solche Schwankungen zur Luftströmung über Wasserwellen in Beziehung gesetzt werden können, und daß sie eine Schätzung des Mischungsweges für Wasserdampf gestatten.

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Le réfractomètre de Crain et un thermistor ont été utilisés pour mesurer les fluctuations en teneur de vapeur d'eau d'une durée de deux à trente secondes dans un air stable au-dessus d'un lac. Il semble que de telles variations dépendent du mouvement de l'air au-dessus des vagues et qu'elles permettent d'apprécier le parcours de mélange de la vapeur d'eau.

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  1. R. C. Staley

    Present address: Department of Meteorology and Climatology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

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Staley, R.C. Some observations of water vapor fluctuations in a stable atmosphere over a lake surface. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biokl. A. 11, 458–464 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02246514

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