Articles | Volume 19, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-4121-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-4121-2026
Research article
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25 Jun 2026
Research article |  | 25 Jun 2026

Retrieving tropospheric temperature and humidity profiles over the ocean using buoy-based microwave radiometers

Zhiqian Li, Fuqing Liu, Shuo Jiang, Zhongling Zhou, Zhijin Qiu, Jing Zou, Tong Hu, Ke Qi, Bo Wang, and Bin Wang

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Short summary
Ocean-atmosphere temperature and humidity profiles are vital for forecasting and monitoring, yet buoys yield sparse, wave-distorted data. We replace historical fitting with a multi-objective genetic algorithm coupled to real-time platform-attitude correction, removing sway errors and enabling continuous marine atmospheric sensing.
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