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15 Jan 2024
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| 15 Jan 2024
| 15 Jan 2024
Measurement uncertainties of scanning microwave radiometers and their influence on temperature profiling
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, 50923 Cologne, Germany
Bernhard Pospichal
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, 50923 Cologne, Germany
Ulrich Löhnert
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, 50923 Cologne, Germany
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In this study, measurement uncertainties from microwave radiometers and their impact on temperature profiling are analyzed. These measurement uncertainties include horizontal inhomogeneities of the atmosphere, pointing errors or tilts of the instrument, physical obstacles which are in the line of sight of the radiometer, and radio frequency interferences. Impacts on temperature profiles from these uncertainties are usually small in real-life scenarios and when obstacles are far enough away.
In this study, measurement uncertainties from microwave radiometers and their impact on...
