Accuracy and calibration considerations for ground based sensing of water vapor in the stratosphere and mesosphere

Author

Thacker, D.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

fYear

1994

fDate

June 27 1994-July 1 1994

Firstpage

465

Lastpage

466

Abstract

The water vapor monitoring system (WVMS) is a ground based broad band microwave (22.235 GHz) radiometer that analyzes emission spectra from the mesosphere to determine water vapor mixing ratios. This paper emphasizes the technical details of the instrument, experimental techniques, comparison of alternate techniques, and especially accuracy and calibration issues.<>

Keywords

atmospheric humidity; atmospheric measuring apparatus; calibration; mesosphere; microwave measurement; microwave spectroscopy; radiometers; stratosphere; 22.235 GHz; H/sub 2/O; accuracy; calibration; emission spectra; ground based broad band microwave radiometer; ground based sensing; mesosphere; resolution spectral line measurement; stratosphere; water vapor; water vapor mixing ratios; Atmospheric measurements; Bandwidth; Calibration; Instruments; Microwave radiometry; Pressure measurement; Remote sensing; Spectroscopy; Temperature; Terrestrial atmosphere;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 1994. Digest., 1994 Conference on

Conference_Location

Boulder, CO, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1984-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CPEM.1994.333217

Filename

333217