DocumentCode
766994
Title
Ground-based sensing of water vapor in the stratosphere and mesosphere
Author
Thacker, Dorsey L. ; Bevilacqua, R.M. ; Waltman, W.B. ; Pauls, T.A. ; Gomez, R.M. ; Nedoluha, G.E. ; Schwartz, P.R.
Author_Institution
Interferometrics Inc., Vienna, VA, USA
Volume
44
Issue
2
fYear
1995
fDate
4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
355
Lastpage
359
Abstract
We report on new developments of the WVMS instrument that provide extended altitude coverage (25-75 km) and precision that have not been achieved before with ground based microwave remote sensing of water vapor. This paper emphasizes the technical details of the instrument, experimental techniques, and especially accuracy and calibration issues
Keywords
atmospheric techniques; calibration; humidity measurement; microwave measurement; monitoring; radiometry; remote sensing; stratosphere; 25 to 75 km; H2O; WVMS instrument; accuracy; calibration; ground-based sensing; linearity; mesosphere; microwave remote sensing; stratosphere; water vapor; Atmospheric measurements; Bandwidth; Calibration; Instruments; Pressure measurement; Remote sensing; Shape measurement; Spectroscopy; Temperature; Terrestrial atmosphere;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9456
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/19.377851
Filename
377851
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