Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1793-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1793-2018
Research article
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29 Mar 2018
Research article |  | 29 Mar 2018

Uncertainty characterization of HOAPS 3.3 latent heat-flux-related parameters

Julian Liman, Marc Schröder, Karsten Fennig, Axel Andersson, and Rainer Hollmann

Data sets

Hamburg Ocean Atmosphere Parameters and Fluxes from Satellite Data – HOAPS 3.2 – Monthly Means/6-Hourly Composites K. Fennig, A. Andersson, S. Bakan, C. Klepp, and M. Schröder https://doi.org/10.5676/EUM_SAF_CM/HOAPS/V001

Fundamental climate data record of SSM/I brightness temperatures K. Fennig, A. Andersson, S. Bakan, and M. Schröder https://doi.org/10.5676/EUM_SAF_CM/FCDR_SSMI/V001

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Short summary
Latent heat fluxes (LHF) play a major role in the climate system. Over open ocean, they are increasingly observed by satellite instruments. To access their quality, this research focuses on thorough uncertainty analysis of all LHF-related variables of the HOAPS satellite climatology, in parts making use of novel analysis approaches. Results indicate climatological LHF uncertainies up to 50 W m−2, whereby underlying specific humidities tend to be more uncertain than contributing wind speeds.