Microwave Radiometer, 3 Channel (mwr3c)

Browse Data

The microwave radiometer 3-channel (MWR3C) provides time-series measurements of brightness temperatures from three channels centered at 23.834, 30, and 89 GHz. These three channels are sensitive to the presence of liquid water and precipitable water vapor.

Location

Tropical Western Pacific
  • Latitude: -12.425
  • Longitude: 130.892
  • Publication Date: 2011-12-01
  • Start Date: 2011-12-01
  • End Date: 2015-01-05
  • Last Updated: 2015-02-25

Instrument Mentor

https://www.arm.gov/connect-with-arm/organization/instrument-mentors/list#mwr3c

Virendra Ghate
Argonne National Laboratory
Maria Cadeddu
Argonne National Laboratory

DOI / Citation

http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1025248
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2011, updated hourly. Microwave Radiometer, 3 Channel (MWR3C). 2011-12-01 to 2015-01-05, Tropical Western Pacific (TWP) Central Facility, Darwin, Australia (C3). Compiled by G. Gibler, M. Cadeddu and A. Koontz. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1025248.