scholarly journals The Influence of Elevation Angle on 60 GHz Near-Body Path Gain

Author(s):  
Lei Zhang ◽  
A. McKernan ◽  
S.L. Cotton ◽  
W.G. Scanlon
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60 Ghz ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2061
Author(s):  
Mikhail V. Belikovich ◽  
Mikhail Yu. Kulikov ◽  
Dmitry S. Makarov ◽  
Natalya K. Skalyga ◽  
Vitaly G. Ryskin ◽  
...  

Ground-based microwave radiometers are increasingly used in operational meteorology and nowcasting. These instruments continuously measure the spectra of downwelling atmospheric radiation in the range 20–60 GHz used for the retrieval of tropospheric temperature and water vapor profiles. Spectroscopic uncertainty is an important part of the retrieval error budget, as it leads to systematic bias. In this study, we analyze the difference between observed and simulated microwave spectra obtained from more than four years of microwave and radiosonde observations over Nizhny Novgorod (56.2° N, 44° E). We focus on zenith-measured and elevation-scanning data in clear-sky conditions. The simulated spectra are calculated by a radiative transfer model with the use of radiosonde profiles and different absorption models, corresponding to the latest spectroscopy research. In the case of zenith-measurements, we found a systematic bias (up to ~2 K) of simulated spectra at 51–54 GHz. The sign of bias depends on the absorption model. A thorough investigation of the error budget points to a spectroscopic nature of the observed differences. The dependence of the results on the elevation angle and absorption model can be explained by the basic properties of radiative transfer and by cloud contamination at elevation angles.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Neymeyer ◽  
AY Weintraub ◽  
S Weinberger ◽  
DE Moldovan ◽  
K Kornienko ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol E93-B (3) ◽  
pp. 551-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amane MIURA ◽  
Masataka OHIRA ◽  
Shoichi KITAZAWA ◽  
Masazumi UEBA
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2012 ◽  
Vol E95.C (7) ◽  
pp. 1276-1284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi YOSHIDA ◽  
Shoichi TANIFUJI ◽  
Suguru KAMEDA ◽  
Noriharu SUEMATSU ◽  
Tadashi TAKAGI ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol E92-C (6) ◽  
pp. 785-791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroaki HOSHINO ◽  
Ryoichi TACHIBANA ◽  
Toshiya MITOMO ◽  
Naoko ONO ◽  
Yoshiaki YOSHIHARA ◽  
...  
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2011 ◽  
Vol E94-C (10) ◽  
pp. 1508-1514
Author(s):  
Jenny Yi-Chun LIU ◽  
Mau-Chung Frank CHANG
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