A method to improve the accuracy of continuous measuring of vertical profiles of temperature and water vapor density by means of a ground-based microwave radiometer

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 122, Issue , 2013, Pages 43-54

  Sanchez J L ^a   Posada, R ^a   Garcia Ortega E ^a   Lopez L ^a   Marcos, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continuous measuring; Ground based microwave radiometer; Vertical temperature and humidity profiles

Indexed keywords

BIAS CORRECTION; CONTINUOUS MEASURING; CONTINUOUS TEMPERATURE; GROUND BASED; HUMIDITY PROFILE; LAUNCH SITES; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS; MULTI-CHANNEL MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS; NUMERICAL WEATHER MODEL; OBSERVATION ERRORS; RADIOSONDE TEMPERATURE; SYSTEMATIC BIAS; VERTICAL PROFILE; VERTICAL SEPARATION; VERTICAL TEMPERATURE;

MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; RADIOSONDES; VAPORS;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; ERROR ANALYSIS; HUMIDITY; RADIOMETER; RADIOSONDE; WATER VAPOR;

GUADARRAMA; MADRID [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84871120272     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.10.024     Document Type: Article

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