GPS observations in Thailand for hydrological applications

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aut.researcherTakiguchi, Hiroshi
dc.contributor.authorTakiguchi, H
dc.contributor.authorKato, T
dc.contributor.authorKobayashi, H
dc.contributor.authorNakaegawa, T
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-23T06:48:48Z
dc.date.available2012-04-23T06:48:48Z
dc.date.copyright2000
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstractWe report the delineation of the onset of the Asian Monsoon based on GPS sensing of water vapor in Thailand. We conducted GPS observations at five sites in Thailand since March 1998 under the hydrological project called GAME-T. The objective of the project is to clarify the water and energy cycle system in the Asian Monsoon area. As a preliminary analysis, we used data from March to June 1998 and estimated the water vapor content in the zenith direction (PWV) every 30 minutes using GIPSY software (GPS-PWV). A comparison of the resultant PWV with those estimated from rawinsonde data (Sonde-PWV) suggested that, generally, the long term trends of both GPS-PWV and Sonde-PWV are consistent and a rapid increase of water vapor content is visible in May, which corresponds to the onset of the Monsoon. However, systematic differences between GPS-PWV and Sonde-PWV are eminent. The RMS of the difference (RMSD) between Sonde-PWV and GPS-PWV reaches about 8.7 mm. This large RMSD can be reduced to about 5 mm by removing some unreliable sonde data and making a linear correction to Sonde-PWV. In addition, a comparison of GPS-PWV with other meteorological data (temperature, humidity, and rainfall) showed that there is a strong correlation between a rapid increase of GPS-PWV and heavy rainfall in Bangkok and in Chiang Mai, which may be used to judge the onset of the Monsoon in the area accurately.
dc.identifier.citationEarth Planets Space, vol.52(11), pp.913 - 919
dc.identifier.issn1343-8832
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/3945
dc.publisherTERRAPUB
dc.relation.urihttp://www.terrapub.co.jp/journals/EPS/abstract/5211/52110913.html
dc.rightsAbstracts and full papers with color photos published in EPS from Vol. 50, 1998 to Vol. 63, 2011 are available free of charge online at the TERRAPUB Web site (http://www.terrapub.co.jp).
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.subjectAtmospheric water-vapor
dc.subjectGlobal-positioning-system
dc.subjectPrecipitable water
dc.subjectMeteorology
dc.subjectDelay
dc.titleGPS observations in Thailand for hydrological applications
dc.typeJournal Article
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