Uncertainties of ground-based microwave radiometer retrievals in zenith and off-zenith observations under snow conditions

Zhang, Wengang; Xu, Guirong; Liu, Yuanyuan; Yan, Guopao; Li, Dejun; Wang, Shengbo

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-155-2017

Articles | Volume 10, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-155-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-155-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 10, issue 1

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11 Jan 2017

Research article |

| 11 Jan 2017

Uncertainties of ground-based microwave radiometer retrievals in zenith and off-zenith observations under snow conditions

Wengang Zhang, Guirong Xu, Yuanyuan Liu, Guopao Yan, Dejun Li, and Shengbo Wang

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RC1: 'Referee's comments to amt-2016-253', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Sep 2016
- AC1: 'reply to comment1', wengang zhang, 07 Nov 2016
RC2: 'Referee's comments to AMT-2016-253', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Sep 2016
- AC2: 'reply to comment2', wengang zhang, 07 Nov 2016
AC3: 'authors responses', wengang zhang, 07 Nov 2016

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A comparison between a microwave radiometer and radiosonde is carried out, and performances of zenith and off-zenith observations during snowfall are shown. In off-zenith observations, the effect of snow is obviously mitigated, and the deviation between microwave radiometer and radiosonde is small. With the aid of off-zenith observation, reliable thermodynamic atmospheric profiles can be collected, and those will be useful for the analysis and forecasting of severe convective weather.