The realization of polar specific humidity inversions and surface processes in reanalyses

Michael Brunke, University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, AZ, United States, Steve T Stegall, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellite, North Carolina State, Asheville, NC, United States and Xubin Zeng, University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, United States