(after September 2005)
Overview
ELHYSA is a frost point hygrometer built by the LMD (Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique) which has been operating since 1987 taking in situ measurements of the water vapour content of the Earths atmosphere. There are three versions: one model carried by open stratospheric balloons (BSO), a second for infrared Montgolfier balloons (MIR) and a model embarked by planes. This instrument acquires real-time water vapour profiles from the upper troposphere and the lower stratosphere. ELHYSA has contributed to the validation campaigns for both ENVISAT and BALODIN.
Product information
After 2005 october, the ELHYSA data are level 2 vertical profiles provided by LPC2E.
Data available from Ether
The available data are entitled : ELHYSA2_BSO.
For publication and acknowledgments, please contact the PI (G. Berthet).
To obtain information and data before October 2005, please click on ELHYSA experiment.
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