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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-3325-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-3325-2017
Research article
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12 Sep 2017
Research article |  | 12 Sep 2017

Optimal estimation of water vapour profiles using a combination of Raman lidar and microwave radiometer

Andreas Foth and Bernhard Pospichal

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We present a two-step retrieval that provides a continuous time series of water vapour profiles from ground-based remote sensing in a straightforward way to offer a broad application. The retrieval combines the Raman lidar mass mixing ratio and the microwave radiometer brightness temperature. Its application results in reliable water vapour profiles and error estimates also from within and above a cloud during all non-precipitating conditions.
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