Reference : Spatial–temporal variations of water vapor content over Ethiopia: a study using GPS o...

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences : Earth sciences & physical geography
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/29011

Title :	Spatial–temporal variations of water vapor content over Ethiopia: a study using GPS observations and the ECMWF model
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Abraha, Kibrom Ebuy [Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia; IGSSA, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]
	Lewi, Elias [IGSSA, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]
	Masson, Frederic [IPGS/EOST, Universite ́ de Strasbourg/CNRS, Strasbourg, France]
	Boy, Jean-Paul [IPGS/EOST, Universite ́ de Strasbourg/CNRS, Strasbourg, France]
	Doubre, Cecile [IPGS/EOST, Universite ́ de Strasbourg/CNRS, Strasbourg, France]
Publication date :	15-Dec-2015
Journal title :	GPS Solutions
Publisher :	Springer
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBilu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	1080-5370
e-ISSN :	1521-1886
City :	Heidelberg
Country :	Germany
Abstract :	[en] We characterize the spatial–temporal variability of integrated water vapor (IWV) in Ethiopia from a network of global positioning system (GPS) stations and the European Center for Medium range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF) model. The IWV computed from the ECMWF model is integrated from the height of the GPS stations on 60 pressure levels to take both the actual earth surface and the model orography discrepancies into account. First, we compare the IWV estimated from GPS and from the model. The bias varies from site to site, and the correlation coefficients between the two data sets exceed 0.85 at different time scales. The results of this study show that the general ECMWF IWV trend is underestimation over highlands and overestimation over lowlands for wet periods, and overestimation over high- lands and underestimation over lowlands for dry periods with very few exceptional stations. Second, we observe the spatial variation of the IWV. High values are obtained in those stations that are located in the north-eastern (Afar depression) sites and the south-western part of the country. This distribution is related to the spatial variability of the climate in Ethiopia. Finally, we study the seasonal cycle and inter-annual variability of IWV for all stations over Ethiopia. The main result is the strong inter-annual vari- ability observed for the dry seasons.
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/29011
DOI :	10.1007/s10291-015-0508-7

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