CICLO DIURNO DEL CONTENIDO DE VAPOR DE AGUA
Resumen
El ciclo diurno del contenido de vapor de agua juega un importante papel en muchos procesos atmosféricos como las precipitaciones, la nubosidad, la estructura y evolución de los sistemas tormentosos, el balance de radiación, etc. Sin embargo, y a pesar de su importancia, su conocimiento es muy escaso debido a la ausencia de datos con la suficiente resolución temporal.La proliferación en los últimos años de redes de receptores de GPS, de los que se puede extraer el contenido total en columna de vapor de agua o agua precipitable (PW) (Bevis et al. 1992), va a permitir estudiar el ciclo diurno de este componente atmosférico al disponerse de datos con suficiente frecuencia temporal durante todo el día y en todas las condiciones meteorológicas.
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