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Initial Evaluation of The SAGE III/ISS Water Vapor Retrieval
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  • David Huber,
  • Robert Damadeo,
  • Larry Thomason,
  • David Flittner,
  • Robert Manion,
  • Susan Kizer,
  • James Moore,
  • Travis Knepp,
  • Scott Porter
David Huber
Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Hampton

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Robert Damadeo
NASA Langley Research Center
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Larry Thomason
NASA Langley Research Center
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David Flittner
NASA Langley Research Center
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Robert Manion
Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Hampton
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Susan Kizer
Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Hampton
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James Moore
Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Hampton
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Travis Knepp
NASA Langley Research Center
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Scott Porter
Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Hampton
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Abstract

The Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment operating on the International Space Station (SAGE III/ISS) is an occultation instrument that retrieves aerosol extinction and ozone, water vapor, and other trace gas concentrations. Water vapor in the stratosphere plays a significant role in ozone depletion and global temperature regulation making it an important species to monitor. The new SAGE III/ISS instrument provides high quality, vertically resolved profiles of water vapor throughout the stratosphere and upper troposphere. A discussion is presented on the sensitivity of the SAGE III/ISS instrument to water vapor and provide an early evaluation of the retrieved profiles.