Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-471-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-471-2025
Research article
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27 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 27 Jan 2025

Comparative experimental validation of microwave hyperspectral atmospheric soundings in clear-sky conditions

Lei Liu, Natalia Bliankinshtein, Yi Huang, John R. Gyakum, Philip M. Gabriel, Shiqi Xu, and Mengistu Wolde

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This study evaluates and compares a new microwave hyperspectrometer with an infrared hyperspectrometer for clear-sky temperature and water vapor retrievals. The analysis reveals that the information content of the infrared hyperspectrometer exceeds that of the microwave hyperspectrometer and provides higher vertical resolution in ground-based zenith measurements. Leveraging the ground–airborne synergy between the two instruments yielded optimal sounding results.
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