mwrp
Microwave Radiometer data (MWR Profiles - QME), water vapor, temp, cloud liquid water, precip water retrievals (mwrp)
Browse DataThe microwave radiometer profiler (MWRP) provides vertical profiles of temperature, humidity, and cloud liquid water content as a function of height or pressure at approximately 5-minute intervals for nearly all weather conditions.
The profiles are derived from measurements of absolute microwave radiances (expressed as “brightness temperatures”) obtained at 12 frequencies in the range of 22-30 GHz and 51-59 GHz.
The data are useful for input to numerical weather forecast models and others that require continuous, high-temporal-resolution profiles. The microwave radiance measurements are useful for testing models of microwave radiation transfer used to derive the profiles.
Measurements
Mixing ratio, water vap., vert. prof. sfc-10km, frm retr. water vap. dens. prof
Temperature, virtual, vert. prof. sfc-10km, fr. wtr. vap. dens. and temp. prof.
Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.
Temperature, air, vert. prof. sfc-10km, from Tbright using stat. retrvl.
Pressure, barometric. at instrument height (1 or 2 m)
Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.
Retrieved cloud liquid water content
Pressure, lifting condensation level
Height, cloud base, height where IR temp. matches retrieved temp. profile
Temperature, virtual, vert. prof. sfc-10km, fr. wtr. vap. dens. and temp. prof.
Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.
Temperature, air, vert. prof. sfc-10km, from Tbright using stat. retrvl.
Pressure, barometric. at instrument height (1 or 2 m)
Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.
Retrieved cloud liquid water content
Pressure, lifting condensation level
Height, cloud base, height where IR temp. matches retrieved temp. profile
Location
North Slope Alaska - Central Facility, Barrow AK
- Latitude: 71.323
- Longitude: -156.609
- Publication Date: 2004-02-19
- Start Date: 2004-02-19
- End Date: 2019-12-21
- Last Updated: 2019-12-23
Instrument Mentor
https://www.arm.gov/connect-with-arm/organization/instrument-mentors/list#mwrp
Maria Cadeddu
Argonne National LaboratoryVirendra Ghate
Argonne National LaboratoryDOI / Citation
http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1025254
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2004, updated hourly. Microwave Radiometer Profiler (MWRP). 2004-02-19 to 2019-12-21, North Slope Alaska (NSA) Central Facility, Barrow AK (C1). Compiled by M. Cadeddu and V. Ghate. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1025254.
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2004, updated hourly. Microwave Radiometer Profiler (MWRP). 2004-02-19 to 2019-12-21, North Slope Alaska (NSA) Central Facility, Barrow AK (C1). Compiled by M. Cadeddu and V. Ghate. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1025254.