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The feasibility of water vapor sounding of the cloudy boundary layer using a differential absorption radar technique
M. D. Lebsock
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
K. Suzuki
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
L. F. Millán
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
P. M. Kalmus
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
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- Spaceborne Cloud and Precipitation Radars: Status, Challenges, and Ways Forward A. Battaglia et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019RG000686
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- G-Band Radar for Humidity and Cloud Remote Sensing K. Cooper et al. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2020.2995325
- Emerging Technologies and Synergies for Airborne and Space-Based Measurements of Water Vapor Profiles A. Nehrir et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10712-017-9448-9
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- Boundary-layer water vapor profiling using differential absorption radar R. Roy et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-6511-2018
- Potential of Dual-Frequency Radar and Microwave Radiometer Synergy for Water Vapor Profiling in the Cloudy Trade Wind Environment S. Schnitt et al. https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0110.1
- Assessment of global total column water vapor sounding using a spaceborne differential absorption radar L. Millán et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-5193-2020
- Validation of a G-Band Differential Absorption Cloud Radar for Humidity Remote Sensing R. Roy et al. https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0122.1
- Retrieval simulations of a spaceborne differential absorption radar near the 380 GHz water vapor line L. Millán et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-4483-2025
- Sensitivity analyses of precipitable water vapor retrieval from the ground-based infrared measurements in clear sky conditions Q. Zhou et al. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.13.044513
- Differential absorption radar techniques: water vapor retrievals L. Millán et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-2633-2016
- A Study on the Derivation of Atmospheric Water Vapor Based on Dual Frequency Radio Signals and Intersatellite Communication Networks R. Nyamukondiwa et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10090807
- Improving Millimeter Radar Attenuation Corrections in High-Latitude Mixed-Phase Clouds via Radio Soundings and a Suite of Active and Passive Instruments P. Kalogeras & A. Battaglia https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2022.3142533
- Multifrequency radar observations of clouds and precipitation including the G-band K. Lamer et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-3615-2021
- Spaceborne Cloud and Precipitation Radars: Status, Challenges, and Ways Forward A. Battaglia et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019RG000686
- First Airborne Measurements With a G-Band Differential Absorption Radar R. Roy et al. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2021.3134670
- G-Band Radar for Humidity and Cloud Remote Sensing K. Cooper et al. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2020.2995325
- Emerging Technologies and Synergies for Airborne and Space-Based Measurements of Water Vapor Profiles A. Nehrir et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10712-017-9448-9
- Evaluation of differential absorption radars in the 183 GHz band for profiling water vapour in ice clouds A. Battaglia & P. Kollias https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-3335-2019
- Spaceborne differential absorption radar water vapor retrieval capabilities in tropical and subtropical boundary layer cloud regimes R. Roy et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-6443-2021
- Water vapor measurements inside clouds and storms using a differential absorption radar L. Millán et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-539-2024
- Evaporation in action sensed by multiwavelength Doppler radars F. Tridon et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JD025998
- Neural Network–Based Precipitable Water Vapor Estimation Integrating Ground Observations and GFS Data C. Xie & P. Mishra https://doi.org/10.1155/adme/3554425
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Short summary
This paper describes the feasibility of using a differential absorption radar technique for the remote sensing of water vapor within clouds near the Earth surface from a spaceborne platform. The proposed methodology is shown to be theoretically achievable and complimentary to existing water vapor remote sensing methods.
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