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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-315-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-315-2015
Research article
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14 Jan 2015
Research article |  | 14 Jan 2015

Forecast indices from a ground-based microwave radiometer for operational meteorology

D. Cimini, M. Nelson, J. Güldner, and R. Ware

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Forecast indices commonly used in operational meteorology can be computed from temperature and humidity profiles retrieved from a ground-based microwave radiometer. The values of radiometer-derived forecast indices agree well with values computed from radiosondes (correlation usually above 0.8). Radiometer-derived forecast indices offer the advantage (with respect to radiosondes) of nearly continuous data, capturing the entire diurnal cycle and providing fresh and timely data to forecasters.
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