NDLI: A new 22-GHz radiometer for middle atmospheric water vapor profile measurements

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Author	Deuber, B. Kampfer, N. Feist, D.G.
Copyright Year	1980
Abstract	We report on the Middle Atmospheric Water Vapor Radiometer (MIAWARA) instrument, a new ground-based 22-GHz-radiometer that provides water vapor profiles with an altitude coverage of 22-80 km. This paper focuses on the instrumentation and calibration of the new instrument. It is a noncooled instrument with a very low receiver noise temperature, even lower than receiver noise temperatures of existing cooled instruments. The calibration of MIAWARA is achieved with so-called tipping-curve and balanced calibration schemes. The combination of these two calibration techniques allows us to set up a different calibration scheme than most of the other, rarely existing, water vapor profile radiometers at 22 GHz without the commonly used liquid nitrogen calibration. With the use of tipping-curve calibrations, the instrument operates as a standalone instrument. This independence of liquid-nitrogen-cooled calibration targets and of other instruments makes MIAWARA a suitable instrument for campaign use. In addition to the instrumental and calibrational description, a validation technique for the tipping-curve calibration is presented. Finally, first results obtained by measurements carried out in the Swiss plateau are reported.
Sponsorship	IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society IEEE URSI
Starting Page	974
Ending Page	984
Page Count	11
File Size	551059
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01962892
Volume Number	42
Issue Number	5
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2004-05-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Atmospheric measurements Instruments Calibration Terrestrial atmosphere Sea measurements Microwave radiometry Temperature Remote sensing Chemical processes Water resources
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth and Planetary Sciences Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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