TIMED\SABER water vapor dataset

Utilizing limb-scanning infrared radiometry, SABER retrieves H2O volume mixing ratios with extensive vertical coverage spanning the stratosphere, mesosphere, and lower thermosphere (SMLT).

Operating continuously since early 2002, the instrument has accumulated over two decades of high-quality, broad-latitude observational data. This exceptionally long and stable 24-year data record is highly advantageous for constructing comprehensive multi-height empirical models. Furthermore, the dataset provides critical observational constraints for analyzing non-stationary time series, extracting dominant periodicities, and investigating large-scale atmospheric dynamical processes, including the Brewer-Dobson circulation (BDC), the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO), and sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events.