HD(CP)2 long term observations, absolute humidity data of Microwave radiometer (no. 00), by Supersite RAO, data version 01
Microwave radiometer data -- Daily files of absolute humidity profile retrievals
Access
To get a year dataset please use one of the links below to download the wget script:
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
Dataset Author
Angela Wargenau, angela.wargenau@dwd.de, Institution: Deutscher Wetterdienst, Meteorologisches Observatorium Lindenberg / Richard-Assmann-ObservatoriumDescription
The Radiometrics microwave radiometer TP/WVP-3000 is operating on the roof of the radiation building at the Lindenberg observatory. The radiometer observes sky brightness temperatures at five frequencies between 22 and 30 GHz for water vapor profiling and at seven frequencies between 51 and 59 GHz for temperature profiling. The profiles are derived from microwave measurements applying an observation-based regression method REGobs. This methods uses MWRP and radiosonde measurements from the past to calculate regression operators. The method removes systematic errors and produces weak-biased retrievals with respect to radiosondes.
Limitations: none
Provenance: MWR data of Richard-Assmann Observatory, Lindenberg (DWD)
Comments: none
Instrument 1
- Source: TP/WVP-3000 ID:3001
- Descriptive Instrument location: Richard-Assmann-Observatory, Lindenberg
Global information
- PID: de.koeln.rrzk/amd.de.sups/rao.mwr00.l2.hua
- Project: HD(CP)2
- Level: 2
- Updated version: 01
- File format: NETCDF3_CLASSIC
- Convention: CF-1.6
- Average File Size Uncompressed: 0.2 Mb
- File name: sups_rao_mwr00_l2_hua_v[VV]_[YYYYMMDDhhmmss].nc
- Start: 2013-01-01
- End: 2016-10-25
Variables
Name | Dimension | CF standard_name | long_name | Unit |
---|---|---|---|---|
hua | time, height | absolute humidity | kg m-3 | |
hua_err | height | standard error of absolute humidity | kg m-3 | |
zsl | altitude | altitude above mean sea level | m |
Institution
Contact Person(s)
Volker Lehmann (volker.lehmann@dwd.de)
References
Gueldner, J. and Spaenkuch, D.,Remote sensing of the thermodynamic state of the atmospheric boundary layer by ground-based microwave radiometry
Ware et al.,A multi-channel radiometric profiler of temperature, humidity and cloud liquid.
Gueldner, J. and Spaenkuch, D.,Remote sensing of the thermodynamic state of the atmospheric boundary layer by ground-based microwave radiometry
Gueldner, J.,A model-based approach to adjust microwave observations for operational applications: results of a campaign at Munich Airport in winter 2011/2012