Abstract
The Seasat Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) provided determinations of total atmospheric water vapour qv , liquid water ql and rain rate. Radiosonde data from the Joint Air Sea Interaction Experiment, JASIN, show that variations in qv and ql reflect changes of structure in the first 500 mb of the atmosphere. The SMMR measured q at least as accurately as the JASIN radiosondes. SMMR ql and rain rate values were in qualitative agreement with JASIN observations. Quantitative evaluation was hampered by lack of independent measurements; for those comparisons which could be made, agreement was good.
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