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Evaluating GEM-LAM precipitable water vapour output using the southern Alberta GPS network during UNSTABLE 2008. Craig D. Smith Climate Research Division, Environment Canada, Saskatoon, SK Jason Milbrandt Atmospheric Numerical Prediction Research Section, Meteorological Research - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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  • Evaluating GEM-LAM precipitable water vapour output using the southern Alberta GPS network during UNSTABLE 2008 Craig D. SmithClimate Research Division, Environment Canada, Saskatoon, SKJason MilbrandtAtmospheric Numerical Prediction Research Section, Meteorological ResearchDivision, Environment Canada, Dorval, QCSusan SkoneDept. of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, ABCMOS Congress 2009, May 31-June 4, Halifax, NS

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    Background: GPS Derived PWVGPS signal is refracted or delayed by the atmosphereThrough post-processing techniques, the signal delay due to Precipitable Water Vapour (PWV) can be isolatedRequires precise P0 PWV at temporal resolution of 30 to 60 minutesno costly expendablesall weather conditionsAccuracies of 1-2 mm PWV

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    Background: GPS Derived PWV

    July 2003 and 2004~110 radiosonde flightsOlds, Airdrie, and SundreJuly 2004: 10 GPS point intercomparisons with the 15km GEM REG Oct-2008 A-O

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    A-GAME*Bias = (GPS RS)AirdrieOldsSundre(Smith et al, 2008)

    Yearr2Bias*mmSDmmn

    2003.84-0.91.2172004.81 1.42.310

    2003.84-1.01.414

    2003.76-1.71.6242004.82-0.61.414

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    2006-01-16UofC reprocessed several sites and sent the updated data sets. Sites that were reprocessed as of the above date are Calgary, Cochrane, Olds, Sundre, Sunshine, Three Hills, and Vulcan (1 day). This file has been updated with this new data. All other sites are the same at this point. The result is an increase in the r-squared for the EF4-Calgary, EA3-Olds, and EA3-Sundre comparisons. The average bias for EF4-Calgary changed from -1.6 to 1.3 and the standard deviation changed from 3.5 to 1.3. The bias for EA3-Olds went from -3.1 to -2.2 with the SD changing from 2.1 to 1.9. The bias for EA3-Sundre changed from -4.9 to -3.4 with the SD decreasing slightly.

    2006-01-18Changed the ZWD multiplier from 0.15 to 0.16 to be more accurate for summer. This decreased the bias for EF4-Calgary to 0.4 but changed the SD of the bias to 1.60. The bias for EA3-Olds increased slightly to -2.8 with a SD of 1.80. The bias for EA3-Sundre is now -4.0 and the SD is 3.7.

    2006-01-20Added re-processed Airdrie data which is calculated using a 3mb offset to the EF4 pressure data. This increased the r-squared to 0.88 and reduced the bias to -0.60 with a SD of 1.60.

    2006-01-23Updated Alfred Lake data with newly proccessed data. Alfred Lake uses met data from AB1 (Pressure + 9mb).

    2006-09-21Updated U.of C. GPS after re-calculating PWV using pressure and observed temperature (Bevis approximation).

    2006-10-04Updated Olds and Sundre GPS after re-calculating PWV using pressure and temperature observed at the GPS site and using the Bevis approximation. Note that met data for Sundre was missing for day 193 so pressure data from Olds GPS was regressed to fill in this gap.

    2007-03-13Added GEM data

    2007-03-30updated with newest GPS data with ZHD calculated using the Saastomoinen model

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    14.84513.25419413.8

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    11.1569.82312

    13.27312.04319415.5

    15.57914.474194

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    14.10813.57419418.1

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    14.90813.94414.6

    18.951520.29419520.416.8

    19.3319.337195

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    Airdrie

    UofC

    EF4

    GEM Prog

    GEM Anal

    DOY

    PW (mm)

    A-GAME 2004

    GPS-RS Analysis

    191191191191191

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    11.78217.43111.319317.9

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    Olds

    Sundre

    EA3

    GEM Prog

    GEM Anal

    DOY

    PW (mm)

    A-GAME 2004

    GPS-RS bias adjusted

    10.4345347579

    191934.7614223066

    17.91918.02

    14.34212.563

    12.64612.608

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    18.102

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    11.044

    Airdrie

    UofC

    Radiosonde (mm)

    GPS (mm)

    graphs for paper

    11.311.39.741374973

    41.3942497243

    11.78217.431

    13.47513.173

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    15.94116.202

    Olds

    Sundre

    Radiosonde (mm)

    GPS (mm)

    191191191

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    17.91918.02193

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    Airdrie GPS

    Calgary GPS

    EF4

    Time

    q (mm)

    GPS vs. EF4 RadiosondeDOY 191-204, 2004

    191191

    191191

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    19211.3

    192192

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    192192

    11.78211.317.431

    17.3119317.65

    16.47819317.106

    13.38619313.764

    12.69619312.312

    16.17219315.079

    16.8519315.275

    16.01819314.055

    16.50519316.068

    15.96319317.56

    15.32119316.251

    13.61319317.035

    16.31719316.359

    17.07519314.826

    13.28219313.448

    15.04219314.555

    14.64819315.812

    13.47519313.173

    15.7131615.912

    17.31119317.899

    14.35119317.562

    16.60319317.234

    15.40219316.526

    15.27819313.295

    17.96319417.216

    17.31619417.222

    18.23419417.241

    16.23319416.256

    18.31919417.958

    20.58319419.401

    21.2719419.494

    20.38319419.128

    18.19319419.073

    18.6919416.982

    19.31319415.822

    18.59419416.588

    17.57119416.209

    16.15519414.947

    14.76719415.097

    16.26519415.296

    14.47719415.896

    12.34919413.051

    13.60513.315.515

    16.22119415.695

    13.92119417.151

    14.41119417.995

    14.44419416.45

    14.19119415.841

    19.84719520.3345

    19.04619519.239

    18.27619519.072

    18.18919519.407

    19.67819521.21

    21.44819522.1

    22.02119523.139

    20.92219522.109

    19.58719520.522

    19.65619520.219

    19.92919518.57

    18.2719519.32

    18.2719519.711

    16.81819517.467

    15.05119517.74

    16.50819516.791

    16.49119517.168

    13.85719514.302

    16.22419517.416

    15.32219514.564

    13.80719515.654

    15.86719517.742

    14.79419515.281

    14.9916.416.286

    18.67119619.011

    21.64219619.515

    20.20619618.695

    19.26519617.227

    14.52919614.375

    19.60619616.743

    15.68519618.131

    20.89919623.851

    24.14119621.382

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    19.71119619.116

    17.04819618.317

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    18.04319619.243

    14.84119615.462

    18.1516.718.346

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    18.64219621.478

    15.8619617.557

    16.35919619.151

    20.85719722.8265

    21.03219721.656

    19.4619720.919

    20.1519721.903

    18.95219721.487

    20.68819722.036

    20.47919723.293

    21.43919723.009

    20.44619721.461

    20.25519721.649

    20.99419720.565

    20.35919722.259

    20.48619721.742

    20.05319721.973

    19.50719722.542

    23.21819721.795

    23.20119723.769

    22.76219722.322

    26.19619.726.198

    22.45619723.202

    21.28718.923.082

    21.66519724.936

    23.34919723.839

    21.82719719.699

    18.8719822.2345

    19.90619823.731

    20.13119822.272

    20.9719824.047

    20.85919822.932

    23.46319823.766

    21.44719821.693

    20.93819821.119

    20.81519822.485

    24.52319826.184

    24.95619821.614

    22.88519824.286

    26.47619823.741

    23.29919821.429

    21.94319823.482

    24.40619822.498

    22.22419820.342

    20.37319818.182

    22.34118.722.739

    21.15219820.359

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    20.87619822.313

    21.99120.725.534

    24.71519825.16

    26.13119928.4705

    23.19219924.704

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    22.28119924.23

    22.49719923.474

    23.49919925.566

    23.42919923.08

    23.26219920.641

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    20.74419919.584

    21.29519919.398

    19.31519919.062

    19.01819919.446

    17.21819918.032

    17.05519918.778

    18.82319918.548

    17.2119918.235

    15.94116.716.202

    18.25619920.2

    16.60719920.54

    16.20319922.001

    18.75119921.926

    16.70519919.103

    19.65419919.394

    25.88620028.538

    200200

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    Olds GPS

    EA3

    Sundre GPS

    Time

    q (mm)

    GPS vs. EA3 RadiosondeDOY 191-204, 2004

    191191

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    Airdrie GPS

    EF4

    Time

    q (mm)

    GPS vs. EF4 RadiosondeDOY 191-204, 2004 Bias Corrected

    191191

    191191

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    Olds GPS

    EA3

    Time

    q (mm)

    GPS vs. EA3 RadiosondeDOY 191-204, 2004 Bias Corrected

    205205

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    Olds GPS

    EA3

    Time

    q (mm)

    GPS vs. EA3 RadiosondeDOY 205-211, 2004

    205205

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    210210

    210210

    210210

    210210

    210210

    210210

    210210

    210210

    210210

    210210

    210210

    210210

    210210

    210210

    210210

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    211211

    Olds GPS

    EA3

    Time

    q (mm)

    GPS vs. EA3 RadiosondeDOY 205-211, 2004 Bias Corrected

    19

    17.919

    14.342

    12.646

    12.167

    11.156

    13.273

    14.908

    14.12

    15.679

    20.24

    15.546

    14.17

    15.867

    15.514

    20.711

    21.545

    23.625

    19.453

    20.771

    23.1

    23.123

    Airdrie

    1 to 1 line

    RS q (mm)

    GPS q (mm)

    GPS vs. Airdrie (EF4) RadiosondeDay 192-198, 2004

    11.3

    11.782

    13.475

    15.713

    14.767

    12.349

    13.605

    14.191

    15.051

    16.224

    14.99

    16.964

    14.841

    18.15

    16.359

    19.507

    22.762

    26.196

    21.287

    21.827

    21.943

    22.341

    21.991

    15.941

    Olds

    1 to 1 line

    RS q (mm)

    GPS q (mm)

    GPS vs Olds-Didsbury (EA3) RadiosondeDay 192-208, 2004

    19

    14.7

    12.6

    12

    14.6

    13.2

    12.5

    18.1

    13.5

    13.5

    14.7

    18.2

    17.9

    16.3

    20.9

    23.1

    Airdrie

    1 to 1 line

    RS q (mm)

    GPS q (mm)

    GPS vs. Airdrie (EF4) RadiosondeDay 192-198, 2004 Bias Corrected

    11.3

    11.3

    14.3

    13.3

    14.6

    14.9

    19.7

    18.9

    18.7

    20.7

    14.9

    Olds

    1 to 1 line

    RS q (mm)

    GPS q (mm)

    GPS vs Olds-Didsbury (EA3) RadiosondeDay 192-208, 2004 Bias Corrected

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    191191191

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    19219219

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    192192192

    17.91918.02193

    18.34217.333193

    18.15617.816193

    14.85815.062193

    15.21816.993193

    17.23916.387193

    15.3213.555193

    15.61512.649193

    11.88410.711193

    12.44710.163193

    11.4689.731193

    11.2719.304193

    13.97211.199193

    17.27513.86193

    13.59813.604193

    16.38813.877193

    15.60315.568193

    14.34212.56314.7

    12.64612.608193

    14.96512.187193

    11.96110.566193

    15.22511.995193

    12.31112.668193

    11.80510.5193

    17.226515.041194

    15.98714.103194

    15.90413.5194

    13.96211.528194

    14.78813.429194

    17.00314.429194

    17.91415.619194

    17.90915.654194

    17.63115.633194

    16.4713.821194

    15.87113.651194

    15.12113.485194

    16.2813.636194

    14.28712.3194

    12.16712.20312.6

    14.84513.254194

    14.57613.666194

    11.1569.82312

    13.27312.043194

    15.57914.474194

    15.65614.197194

    14.10813.574194

    14.28213.086194

    14.90813.94414.6

    18.951520.294195

    19.3319.337195

    19.13918.144195

    17.85316.966195

    19.40118.083195

    19.9118.642195

    19.57118.549195

    20.00218.711195

    18.36117.484195

    18.91117.753195

    17.93116.054195

    16.69815.619195

    16.72315.457195

    15.91514.299195

    14.1212.64613.2

    15.20713.582195

    14.14211.788195

    11.4439.38195

    15.67913.59912.5

    14.9712.602195

    13.35313.888195

    17.39817.724195

    18.42416.36195

    20.2418.04318.1

    19.444518.227196

    23.44521.183196

    22.2417.776196

    14.88717.905196

    21.30418.269196

    22.64927.918196

    16.829196196

    21.474196196

    16.732196196

    19.934196196

    17.491196196

    17.206196196

    15.043196196

    13.054196196

    15.54619613.5

    16.84618.02196

    15.85517.333196

    14.1717.81613.5

    15.86715.062196

    17.3216.993196

    16.31916.387196

    16.75313.555196

    15.43812.649196

    15.51410.71114.7

    20.071510.163197

    19.87918.486197

    19.32417.453197

    18.35517.607197

    19.21418.367197

    20.48418.672197

    20.15818.173197

    20.07319.776197

    20.20320.584197

    19.68619.721197

    20.08720.182197

    20.13918.251197

    20.84720.399197

    19.65218.752197

    20.71119.40818.2

    21.77319.753197

    22.41320.901197

    21.54518.47817.9

    23.62522.329197

    22.1921.228197

    19.45317.67716.3

    19.34619.403197

    18.64719.182197

    20.77120.51520.9

    24.38924.697198

    19823.917198

    19829.917198

    19823.877198

    19822.247198

    19824.835198

    19822.995198

    19822.856198

    19821.209198

    19822.405198

    19822.464198

    19822.295198

    19825.276198

    19824.055198

    19823.56223.1

    19822.708198

    19819.763198

    19814.859198

    19818.102198

    19816.81198

    19815.523198

    19817.905198

    23.12320.726198

    19.66419.507198

    18.42723.058199

    19922.688199

    19920.931199

    19922.511199

    19921.431199

    19922.105199

    19919.397199

    19919.224199

    19918.63199

    19916.357199

    19915.172199

    19914.763199

    19915.625199

    19913.827199

    19914.584199

    19914.817199

    19914.165199

    19911.044199

    19914.05199

    19913.028199

    19912.073199

    19913.778199

    19911.75199

    19914.781199

    20021.262200

    200200200

    200200200

    200200200

    200200200

    200200200

    200200200

    200200200

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    200200200

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    200200200

    201201201

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    201201201

    202202202

    202202202

    202202202

    202202202

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    202202202

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    202202202

    203203203

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    204204204

    Airdrie GPS

    Calgary GPS

    EF4

    DOY

    IPWV (mm)

    a) Airdrie/Calgary 2004

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    191191

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    19211.3

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    192192

    11.78211.3

    17.31193

    16.478193

    13.386193

    12.696193

    16.172193

    16.85193

    16.018193

    16.505193

    15.963193

    15.321193

    13.613193

    16.317193

    17.075193

    13.282193

    15.042193

    14.648193

    13.475193

    15.71316

    17.311193

    14.351193

    16.603193

    15.402193

    15.278193

    17.963194

    17.316194

    18.234194

    16.233194

    18.319194

    20.583194

    21.27194

    20.383194

    18.193194

    18.69194

    19.313194

    18.594194

    17.571194

    16.155194

    14.767194

    16.265194

    14.477194

    12.349194

    13.60513.3

    16.221194

    13.921194

    14.411194

    14.444194

    14.191194

    19.847195

    19.046195

    18.276195

    18.189195

    19.678195

    21.448195

    22.021195

    20.922195

    19.587195

    19.656195

    19.929195

    18.27195

    18.27195

    16.818195

    15.051195

    16.508195

    16.491195

    13.857195

    16.224195

    15.322195

    13.807195

    15.867195

    14.794195

    14.9916.4

    18.671196

    21.642196

    20.206196

    19.265196

    14.529196

    19.606196

    15.685196

    20.899196

    24.141196

    20.279196

    19.711196

    17.048196

    16.739196

    16.139196

    16.964196

    19.422196

    18.043196

    14.841196

    18.1516.7

    19.257196

    17.919196

    18.642196

    15.86196

    16.359196

    20.857197

    21.032197

    19.46197

    20.15197

    18.952197

    20.688197

    20.479197

    21.439197

    20.446197

    20.255197

    20.994197

    20.359197

    20.486197

    20.053197

    19.507197

    23.218197

    23.201197

    22.762197

    26.19619.7

    22.456197

    21.28718.9

    21.665197

    23.349197

    21.827197

    18.87198

    19.906198

    20.131198

    20.97198

    20.859198

    23.463198

    21.447198

    20.938198

    20.815198

    24.523198

    24.956198

    22.885198

    26.476198

    23.299198

    21.943198

    24.406198

    22.224198

    20.373198

    22.34118.7

    21.152198

    19.315198

    20.876198

    21.99120.7

    24.715198

    26.131199

    23.192199

    21.787199

    22.281199

    22.497199

    23.499199

    23.429199

    23.262199

    22.384199

    20.744199

    21.295199

    19.315199

    19.018199

    17.218199

    17.055199

    18.823199

    17.21199

    15.94116.7

    18.256199

    16.607199

    16.203199

    18.751199

    16.705199

    19.654199

    25.886200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    20023

    200200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    200200

    20123.2

    201201

    201201

    201201

    201201

    201201

    201201

    201201

    201201

    201201

    201201

    201201

    201201

    201201

    201201

    201201

    201201

    201201

    201201

    20124.6

    201201

    201201

    201201

    201201

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    20218

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    202202

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    20316.4

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    203203

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    20418.5

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    204204

    Olds GPS

    EA3

    DOY

    IPWV (mm)

    b) Olds 2004

    A-GAME 2004

    Correlations

    PWV (mm)Int q (mm)

    Day of YearStart TimeAB4VulcanUofCThree HillsSunshineSundreOldsCochraneAirdrieAlfred LakeCremonaEF4EA3EF4-AirdrieEF4-UofCEA3-OldsEA3-SundreAirdrie GPSOlds

    GMTBias correctedBias corrected

    1921711.3r0.910.880.940.91

    1921919slope1.161.081.381.23

    193018.0217.43111.78217.91911.3intercept-1.15-1.30-4.06-0.07

    1931712.56313.17313.47514.34214.7r squared0.820.780.890.83

    1931812.60815.91215.71312.64614.3

    1941412.20315.09714.76712.16712.61010.439.469.7412.20

    194179.82313.05112.34911.156123034.7632.2841.3936.82

    1941812.04315.51513.60513.27313.3

    1942313.94415.84114.19114.90814.6

    1951412.64617.7415.05114.1213.2

    1951813.59917.41616.22415.67912.5

    1952318.04316.28614.9920.2418.114.6

    1961419.5316.96415.54613.5

    1961717.81615.46214.84114.1713.5

    1961815.06218.34618.1515.86714.9

    1962310.71119.15116.35915.51414.7

    1971419.40822.54219.50720.71118.2

    1971718.47822.32222.76221.54517.9

    1971822.32926.19826.19623.62519.7

    1972017.67723.08221.28719.45316.318.9

    1972320.51519.69921.82720.77120.9

    1981423.56223.48221.94323.1

    1981818.10222.73922.34118.7

    1982220.72625.53421.99123.12320.7

    1991711.04416.20215.94114.9

    Bias Analysis

    Day of YearStart TimeVulcanUofCSunshineCochraneAirdrieEF4Bias

    GMTmmmmmmmmmmmmEF4-AirdrieEF4-UofC

    1931712.56314.34214.70.3582.137

    1941412.20312.16712.60.4330.397

    194179.82311.156120.8442.177

    1942313.94414.90814.6-0.3080.656

    1951412.64614.1213.2-0.920.554

    1951813.59915.67912.5-3.179-1.099

    1952318.04320.2418.1-2.140.057SiteAverage BiasStandard Deviationinterceptslopen

    1961415.54613.5-2.046mmmm

    1961717.81614.1713.5-0.67-4.3162003

    1962310.71115.51414.7-0.8143.989

    1971419.40820.71118.2-2.511-1.208EF4

    1971718.47821.54517.9-3.645-0.578

    1972017.67719.45316.3-3.153-1.377

    1972320.51520.77120.90.1290.385EA3

    1981423.56223.1-0.462

    WAV

    Avg-1.30.1

    Stdev1.52.0

    GPS wet biasGPS dry bias2004

    EF4Airdrie0.82-1.261.50-1.151.1614

    Three HillsSundreOldsEA3BiasCalgary0.780.091.96-1.301.0814

    mmmmmmmmEA3-OldsEA3-Sundre

    193017.43111.78211.3-0.5-6.1EA3Olds0.89-2.071.95-4.061.3810

    1931815.91215.71314.3-1.4-1.6Sundre0.83-3.591.88-0.071.2310

    1941815.51513.60513.3-0.3-2.2

    1952316.28614.9914.6-0.4-1.7

    1961818.34618.1514.9-3.3-3.4

    1971826.19826.19619.7-6.5-6.5

    1972023.08221.28718.9-2.4-4.2

    1981822.73922.34118.7-3.6-4.0

    1982225.53421.99120.7-1.3-4.8

    1991716.20215.94114.9-1.0-1.3

    Avg-2.1-3.6

    Stdev1.91.9

    GPS wet biasGPS wet bias

    A-GAME 2004adjusted for 12% dry bias

    RS80 Bias adjusted

    Correlations

    PWV (mm)Int q (mm)

    Day of YearStart TimeAB4VulcanUofCThree HillsSunshineSundreOldsCochraneAirdrieAlfred LakeCremonaEF4EA3EF4-AirdrieEF4-UofCEA3-OldsEA3-SundreAirdrie GPSOlds

    GMTBias correctedBias corrected

    1921711.3r0.910.880.900.79

    1921921.28slope1.030.961.431.15

    193018.0217.43111.78217.91911.3intercept-1.15-1.30-5.890.29

    1931712.56313.17313.47514.34216.464r squared0.820.780.810.62

    1931812.60815.91215.71312.64616

    1941412.20315.09714.76712.16714.112109.198.318.4111.83

    194179.82313.05112.34911.15613.443031.0428.8242.9234.61

    1941812.04315.51513.60513.27313.3

    1942313.94415.84114.19114.90816.352

    1951412.64617.7415.05114.1214.784

    1951813.59917.41616.22415.67914

    1952318.04316.28614.9920.2420.27216.4

    1961419.5316.96415.54615.12

    1961717.81615.46214.84114.1715.12

    1961815.06218.34618.1515.86716.7

    1962310.71119.15116.35915.51416.464

    1971419.40822.54219.50720.71120.384

    1971718.47822.32222.76221.54520.048

    1971822.32926.19826.19623.62519.7

    1972017.67723.08221.28719.45318.25618.9

    1972320.51519.69921.82720.77123.408

    1981423.56223.48221.94325.872

    1981818.10222.73922.34118.7

    1982220.72625.53421.99123.12320.7

    1991711.04416.20215.94116.7

    Bias Analysis

    Day of YearStart TimeVulcanUofCSunshineCochraneAirdrieEF4Bias

    GMTmmmmmmmmmmmmEF4-AirdrieEF4-UofC

    1931712.56314.34216.4642.1223.901

    1941412.20312.16714.1121.9451.909

    194179.82311.15613.442.2843.617

    1942313.94414.90816.3521.4442.408

    1951412.64614.1214.7840.6642.138

    1951813.59915.67914-1.6790.401

    1952318.04320.2420.2720.0322.229SiteAverage BiasStandard Deviationinterceptslopen

    1961415.54615.12-0.426mmmm

    1961717.81614.1715.120.95-2.6962003

    1962310.71115.51416.4640.955.753

    1971419.40820.71120.384-0.3270.976EF4

    1971718.47821.54520.048-1.4971.57

    1972017.67719.45318.256-1.1970.579

    1972320.51520.77123.4082.6372.893EA3

    1981423.56225.8722.31

    WAV

    Avg0.62.0

    Stdev1.41.9

    GPS wet biasGPS dry bias2004

    EF4Airdrie0.820.561.44-1.151.0314

    Three HillsSundreOldsEA3BiasCalgary0.782.001.95-1.300.9614

    mmmmmmmmEA3-OldsEA3-Sundre

    193017.43111.78211.3-0.5-6.1EA3Olds0.81-1.372.34-5.891.4310

    1931815.91215.71316.00.30.1Sundre0.62-2.892.610.291.1510

    1941815.51513.60513.3-0.3-2.2

    1952316.28614.9916.41.40.1

    1961818.34618.1516.7-1.5-1.7

    1971826.19826.19619.7-6.5-6.5

    1972023.08221.28718.9-2.4-4.2

    1981822.73922.34118.7-3.6-4.0

    1982225.53421.99120.7-1.3-4.8

    1991716.20215.94116.70.70.5

    Avg-1.4-2.9

    Stdev2.32.6

    GPS wet biasGPS wet bias

    Using RS adjusted data

    55

    3030

    13.42511.782

    11.65515.713

    17.53313.605

    17.70914.99

    8.62418.15

    17.58426.196

    17.69521.287

    16.65222.341

    18.90321.991

    16.177515.941

    9.848

    15.658

    17.194

    15.79

    17.9

    14.644

    14.347

    12.304

    13.751

    2003

    2004

    1:1 line

    Radiosonde PWV (mm)

    GPS PWV (mm)

    b) Olds

    11.71614.342

    6.09112.167

    8.36911.156

    8.73114.908

    13.24914.12

    16.48515.679

    18.51220.24

    16.43315.546

    15.57114.17

    9.64715.514

    13.01320.711

    10.22921.545

    15.37319.453

    12.70220.771

    14.35725.872

    15.527

    14.053

    15.794

    16.549

    17.489

    12.075

    15.212

    17.117

    13.418

    2003

    2004

    1:1 line

    Radiosonde PWV (mm)

    GPS PWV (mm)

    a) Airdrie/Calgary

    13.7

    15.258

    12.133

    13.24

    6.861

    19.269

    18.0145

    14.831

    16.089

    20.986

    16.828

    18.473

    17.057

    13.886

    16.647

    2003

    1:1 line

    Radiosonde PWV (mm)

    GPS PWV (mm)

    c) Sundre

    196196196

    196196196

    196196196

    196196196

    196196196

    196196196

    196196196

    196196196

    196196196

    196196196

    196196196

    196196196

    196196196

    196196196

    196196196

    196196196

    196196196

    1961968.2

    196196196

    196196196

    1961969.3

    196196196

    196196196

    196196196

    197197197

    197197197

    197197197

    197197197

    197197197

    197197197

    197197197

    197197197

    197197197

    197197197

    197197197

    197197197

    197197197

    19719716.5

    197197197

    197197197

    197197197

    19719716.1

    197197197

    197197197

    197197197

    197197197

    197197197

    19719714.9

    198198198

    198198198

    198198198

    198198198

    198198198

    198198198

    198198198

    198198198

    198198198

    198198198

    198198198

    198198198

    198198198

    1981986.9

    198198198

    198198198

    198198198

    19819810.9

    198198198

    198198198

    198198198

    198198198

    19813.711198

    19811.71611.4

    19912.0205199

    19913.833199

    19912.626199

    19912.177199

    19911.019199

    19911.259199

    19911.407199

    19910.443199

    19910.595199

    19910.443199

    19910.617199

    1999.766199

    1998.411199

    1998.3698.2

    1997.579199

    1998.148199

    1996.553199

    1996.0917.4

    1994.957199

    1996.573199

    1997.294199

    1997.116199

    1999.482199

    1998.73111.6

    20011.2225200

    20010.698200

    2009.987200

    20011.065200

    20011.449200

    20011.441200

    20011.905200

    20012.124200

    20011.552200

    20011.716200

    20012.658200

    20011.598200

    20012.872200

    20013.24912.9

    20013.124200

    20014.599200

    20015.581200

    20016.48513.3

    20014.091200

    20012.667200

    20013.116200

    20013.089200

    20016.769200

    20018.51217.1

    20116.822201

    20116.775201

    20116.396201

    20117.331201

    20116.066201

    20117.091201

    20119.345201

    20118.377201

    20117.52201

    20117.98201

    20118.043201

    20116.232201

    20115.522201

    20116.43315.6

    20115.785201

    20116.719201

    20116.485201

    20115.57116.2

    20115.021201

    20117.84201

    20115.951201

    20117.16201

    20118.039201

    20122.873201

    20211.8545202

    20214.355202

    20212.226202

    20214.962202

    20216.295202

    20214.36202

    20217.601202

    20215.511202

    20215.701202

    20215.693202

    20215.328202

    20213.071202

    20213.205202

    20213.01313.7

    20211.199202

    20211.832202

    20211.851202

    20211.561202

    2029.64712.2

    20211.839202

    20212.811202

    20211.785202

    20215.087202

    20215.706202

    20315.5405203

    20317.769203

    20316.561203

    20315.706203

    20315.427203

    20314.94203

    20314.317203

    20313.466203

    20312.81203

    20312.161203

    20311.803203

    2038.518203

    2039.663203

    20311.299203

    20310.096203

    11.85510.789203

    10.8919.905203

    10.2299.8689.8

    7.9977.887203

    11.68610.827203

    13.50312.208203

    12.69613.238203

    15.50816.515203

    15.37315.55413.5

    15.22315.687204

    13.99513.84204

    14.23414.404204

    15.20415.371204

    13.96914.054204

    12.99913.369204

    12.66111.4204

    11.0628.645204

    11.2597.594204

    9.75511.024204

    10.72611.383204

    9.12110.819204

    12.14712.477204

    12.70212.6313.7

    13.07312.209204

    13.2312.691204

    14.47612.863204

    14.35713.00213.8

    12.84212.337204

    15.80615.28204

    16.83815.337204

    15.52714.5315.9

    16.53216.977204

    14.05315.17617.3

    20.66218.2655205

    20.24219.934205

    19.38219.24205

    17.59416.865205

    16.22514.396205

    14.75713.826205

    14.5512.968205

    12.0511.859205

    12.03610.692205

    12.51213.316205

    14.50614.221205

    13.87413.713205

    15.85515.258205

    16.54915.916.7

    16.28415.358205

    15.57615.029205

    17.06516.546205

    15.79415.70415.1

    14.61214.303205

    17.92417.524205

    17.94317.286205

    18.12918.87205

    18.90919.08205

    17.48916.62718.6

    20.28319.1235206

    21.58221.777206

    21.79221.511206

    23.52422.13206

    22.48521.627206

    23.50321.888206

    23.24824.642206

    21.63421.388206

    20.49518.966206

    19.76819.181206

    18.62418.615206

    17.69216.742206

    16.38216.112206

    17.11717.05916.2

    17.08616.554206

    16.46816.271206

    17.62416.765206

    15.21215.21713.3

    12.25611.397206

    13.7713.638206

    11.59310.354206

    12.17511.208206

    14.20513.231206

    12.07510.48913.2

    13.8113.6755207

    15.01114.168207

    14.96615.029207

    16.3116.573207

    13.45114.78207

    15.3515.268207

    14.79115.319207

    14.18613.871207

    13.27813.684207

    12.90814.686207

    15.01114.407207

    12.30512.765207

    14.13713.874207

    13.67613.27207

    13.74513.335207

    12.5612.719207

    20713.41811.6

    20713.35207

    20713.984207

    20716.862207

    20711.942207

    20714.637207

    20715.508207

    20717.487207

    20815.7915208

    20815.58208

    20815.751208

    20813.886208

    20813.614208

    20812.816208

    20812.566208

    20811.413208

    20811.777208

    20812.59208

    20811.749208

    20811.632208

    20811.889208

    20811.816208

    20812.339208

    20810.17208

    20810.462208

    2088.597208

    2087.656208

    20810.294208

    20810.103208

    20810.816208

    20811.553208

    20810.217208

    Airdrie GPS

    Calgary GPS

    AirdRS

    DOY

    PWV (mm)

    a) Airdrie 2003

    12.5415196196

    12.852196196

    10.525196196

    10.08196196

    9.476196196

    8.21196196

    7.398196196

    6.038196196

    6.274196196

    7.903196196

    10.866196196

    11.604196196

    10.767196196

    10.806196196

    9.762196196

    9.381196196

    10.078196196

    11.6551969.632

    10.867196196

    12.147196196

    13.959196196

    12.7417.179196

    12.67318.249196

    12.58114.708196

    12.67313.8865197

    14.01616.615197

    13.23114.041197

    12.97813.167197

    13.92715.091197

    13.32913.492197

    13.814.787197

    13.9613.59197

    13.69715.043197

    16.22417.106197

    19.73221.838197

    16.97317.406197

    15.35719.04197

    21.24120.597197

    20.34419.227197

    19.71618.735197

    17.30315.258197

    17.70917.08218.48

    17.71617.087197

    19.74618.829197

    18.25717.135197

    15.72519.42197

    16.43120.27197

    17.53316.43117.584

    16.238523.291198

    15.2515.006198

    15.4714.906198

    14.6115.185198

    15.34716.035198

    14.88115.781198

    13.65115.494198

    13.36914.782198

    12.17414.325198

    11.88213.426198

    10.74314.402198

    10.83410.964198

    9.88211.337198

    10.86613.164198

    12.07513.24198

    13.05414.218198

    13.45812.133198

    12.68413.744198

    12.51812.435198

    13.07612.958198

    14.20515.141198

    12.92214.023198

    9.85413.082198

    11.75112.018198

    11.778514.0525199

    12.41314.141199

    13.1914.036199

    13.46613.747199

    12.29812.486199

    11.39711.177199

    10.92711.483199

    1999.686199

    1997.657199

    1999.149199

    1999.175199

    1999.034199

    1997.158199

    1998.823199

    1996.861199

    1997.594199

    1996.005199

    1997.4198.624

    1996.001199

    1997.599199

    1998.216199

    1999.423199

    19910.832199

    1999.635199

    20011.876200

    20013.612200

    20014.457200

    20013.645200

    20015.125200

    20015.072200

    12.40313.41200

    12.08813.329200

    11.67813.637200

    12.13313.92200

    12.61914.818200

    13.59914.084200

    13.59516.212200

    15.53217.713200

    15.97917.01200

    17.29918.726200

    18.04317.419200

    17.69518.6917.696

    16.70514.835200

    11.32515.607200

    20016.525200

    20017.303200

    20019.671200

    20020.29117.584

    14.7518.136201

    16.26218.977201

    15.96217.741201

    16.62619.042201

    15.83117.503201

    17.00220.433201

    20.4322.288201

    19.42421.067201

    18.95520.83201

    19.84820.456201

    19.78720.934201

    19.58620.585201

    17.87219.522201

    18.47620.583201

    17.26918.767201

    18.54219.269201

    18.1918.228201

    16.65218.12317.808

    16.36317.364201

    18.47420.045201

    18.28520.161201

    18.90324.04620.048

    25.63227.692201

    20.40419.597201

    16.177518.014517.584

    16.32916.369202

    14.98815.535202

    15.63416.893202

    16.65817.211202

    15.74417.355202

    19.51121.322202

    15.69317.726202

    15.85217.231202

    15.6916.925202

    15.80716.393202

    14.37515.502202

    13.36415.932202

    15.05316.211202

    12.17713.309202

    14.07612.827202

    14.85813.386202

    13.70912.249202

    12.6413.109202

    12.92612.807202

    13.13613.518202

    11.16311.949202

    11.36614.92202

    12.90517.399202

    13.621519.326203

    16.55119.803203

    16.9518.444203

    17.03318.987203

    17.31417.747203

    16.03716.487203

    14.75413.47203

    13.58213.455203

    11.86711.156203

    11.6029.588203

    10.7099.396203

    8.3499.307203

    8.30312.103203

    11.08214.831203

    9.04413.968203

    9.35511.92203

    10.23212.664203

    9.84813.22311.872

    8.93710.909203

    11.212.924203

    11.26115.304203

    12.62115.137203

    14.87616.844203

    16.00916.539203

    16.15716.4615204

    15.37714.013204

    15.07415.245204

    15.10616.14204

    15.13115.871204

    14.78814.563204

    13.68914.028204

    12.10311.21204

    10.45811.672204

    10.91112.643204

    11.82712.58204

    11.81212.599204

    14.08615.087204

    13.2316.37204

    12.78316.089204

    14.70215.72204

    15.42816.828204

    15.65817.40516.8

    14.83215.961204

    17.00518.473204

    17.19418.21119.488

    16.40519.567204

    17.30620.986204

    17.07118.785204

    20.03822.3015205

    19.63322.956205

    19.46421.591205

    19.81721.81205

    17.80120.529205

    18.71719.035205

    16.84718.162205

    15.82916.341205

    15.4416.383205

    15.79416.526205

    15.59116.577205

    15.90917.511205

    15.3217.213205

    16.06917.057205

    16.35817.563205

    16.10217.16205

    17.20217.979205

    15.7917.51116.688

    15.26415.814205

    18.71518.3205

    17.920.73420.72

    19.20220.654205

    20.11122.28205

    20.0420.352205

    20.970521.958206

    22.13322.432206

    20.81621.407206

    23.30223.655206

    23.37724.412206

    21.48322.374206

    24.77523.299206

    20.18621.133206

    21.40819.84206

    17.77919.846206

    18.6116.037206

    16.76617.511206

    16.26915.204206

    16.68616.435206

    15.11916.647206

    15.4916.151206

    16.64516.073206

    14.64414.39213.552

    12.97813.179206

    13.9114.873206

    11.38613.473206

    12.05613.886206

    14.34716.10315.4

    13.1613.09206

    14.402517.1465207

    15.24316.577207

    16.19717.434207

    17.31819.055207

    15.34816.501207

    14.88717.103207

    15.79916.331207

    13.25215.421207

    12.99814.609207

    13.59615.238207

    14.04714.266207

    12.37113.508207

    13.17114.427207

    13.78813.586207

    13.25415.196207

    14.04512.787207

    14.58613.674207

    12.30412.24714.112

    10.52311.693207

    15.47714.736207

    13.75116.79415.344

    14.58618.677207

    17.26319.811207

    19.2119.195207

    23.02822.812208

    20.57419.587208

    15.64517.109208

    15.33816.361208

    12.9314.228208

    12.96314.071208

    12.94613.096208

    11.30212.022208

    11.4512.054208

    11.10211.294208

    10.10411.964208

    9.86711.744208

    9.54111.588208

    10.3211.698208

    11.1412.671208

    10.33811.172208

    11.3112.735208

    9.1811.196208

    9.81511.534208

    10.76713.124208

    9.89814.3208

    12.08214.347208

    13.12413.487208

    11.54113.291208

    Olds GPS

    Sundre GPS

    OldsRS

    DOY

    PWV (mm)

    b) Olds 2003

    196196

    196196

    196196

    196196

    196196

    196196

    196196

    196196

    196196

    196196

    196196

    196196

    196196

    196196

    196196

    19613.7

    196196

    196196

    196196

    196196

    196196

    17.179196

    18.249196

    14.708196

    13.8865197

    16.615197

    14.041197

    13.167197

    15.091197

    13.492197

    14.787197

    13.59197

    15.043197

    17.106197

    21.838197

    17.406197

    19.04197

    20.597197

    19.227197

    18.735197

    15.25816.5

    17.082197

    17.087197

    18.829197

    17.135197

    19.42197

    20.27197

    16.431197

    23.291198

    15.006198

    14.906198

    15.185198

    16.035198

    15.781198

    15.494198

    14.782198

    14.325198