Statistical Analysis of the Water Vapor Content in North Caucasus and Crimea
Journal: Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics
Year: 2022

Results of studying the precipitable water vapor content in the atmosphere column for Terskol Peak (the Elbrus region), Kislovodsk city, Nauchny settlement (Crimea), Shaki city (Azerbaijan), and Khunzakh settlement (Dagestan) are presented. The comparative analysis of variations in the precipitable water vapor content estimated by data of measurements at GNSS stations and ERA-5 reanalysis is performed. Using the ERA-5 reanalysis makes it possible to reveal new sites promising for location of mil