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
fDate :
4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
