P6.15 Observed 3-D Structure of Atmospheric Temperature and Moisture Associated with the Madden-Julian Oscillation

The Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (AIRS)[1] is the first of a new generation of high spectral resolution infrared sounders with 2378 channels measuring outgoing radiation between 650 cm-1 and 2675 cm-1. The improved vertical resolving power of AIRS has greatly improved the accuracy of temperature (1 K/1 Km layers) and moisture soundings (15 % / 2 Km layers). AIRS temperature and moisture soundings (retrievals) have vertical resolution of 1 – 2 km, compared to 3 – 5 km from current National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operational sounders- such a