TY - GEN
T1 - Resolution and performance of the cloudy sky ratio using measured brightness temperatures from ground-based microwave radiometers
AU - Sahoo, Swaroop
AU - Bosch-Lluis, Xavier
AU - Reising, Steven C.
AU - Vivekanandan, J.
AU - Zuidema, Paquita
AU - Ellis, Scott M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 IEEE.
PY - 2014/10/16
Y1 - 2014/10/16
N2 - The field campaign of DYNAMO/CINDY2011 took place in the central equatorial Indian Ocean between September 1, 2011 and January 5, 2012. The experiment was primarily designed to improve understanding of the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) in the region. Observations of vertical moisture profiles, cloud structure, precipitation processes and the planetary boundary layer are necessary to improve understanding of MJO initiation. A number of remote sensing instruments, including NCAR's S-PolKa (dual-wavelength S-and Ka-band) radar and the University of Miami's microwave radiometer, were deployed to estimate water vapor and cloud structure. These instruments were collocated and scanned a common volume of the troposphere at various azimuth and elevation angles. The University of Miami's microwave radiometer performed brightness temperature measurements at 23.8 GHz, affected mostly by water vapor, and at 30.0 GHz, primarily sensitive to cloud liquid water. These measurements were performed continuously to estimate slant water path and liquid water path during various weather conditions, including clear and cloudy skies, as well as precipitation of various intensities.
AB - The field campaign of DYNAMO/CINDY2011 took place in the central equatorial Indian Ocean between September 1, 2011 and January 5, 2012. The experiment was primarily designed to improve understanding of the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) in the region. Observations of vertical moisture profiles, cloud structure, precipitation processes and the planetary boundary layer are necessary to improve understanding of MJO initiation. A number of remote sensing instruments, including NCAR's S-PolKa (dual-wavelength S-and Ka-band) radar and the University of Miami's microwave radiometer, were deployed to estimate water vapor and cloud structure. These instruments were collocated and scanned a common volume of the troposphere at various azimuth and elevation angles. The University of Miami's microwave radiometer performed brightness temperature measurements at 23.8 GHz, affected mostly by water vapor, and at 30.0 GHz, primarily sensitive to cloud liquid water. These measurements were performed continuously to estimate slant water path and liquid water path during various weather conditions, including clear and cloudy skies, as well as precipitation of various intensities.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84911488823
U2 - 10.1109/USNC-URSI-NRSM.2014.6928050
DO - 10.1109/USNC-URSI-NRSM.2014.6928050
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84911488823
T3 - 2014 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2014
BT - 2014 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2014
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2014 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2014
Y2 - 8 January 2014 through 11 January 2014
ER -