The microwave radiometer-high frequency (MWRHF) provides time-series measurements of brightness temperatures from two channels centered at 90 and 150 GHz. These two channels are sensitive to the presence of liquid water and precipitable water vapor.
MWRHF
mwrhf > Microwave Radiometer - High FrequencyInstrument Type(s) > Baseline
Measurements
Locations
- Fixed
- AMF1
- AMF2
- AMF3
Active Instrument Locations
| Facility Name | Instrument Start Date |
|---|---|
| Central Facility, Barrow AK | 2014-04-17 |
| Houston, TX; AMF1 (main site for TRACER) | 2021-04-14 |
Related Publications
2019
Maahn M, F Hoffmann, M Shupe, G de Boer, S Matrosov, and E Luke. 2019. "Can liquid cloud microphysical processes be used for vertically pointing cloud radar calibration?" Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 12(6), doi:10.5194/amt-12-3151-2019.
Research Highlight
2016
Zuidema P, MJ Alvarado, C Chiu, SP DeSzoeke, CW Fairall, G Feingold, SJ Ghan, JM Haywood, P Kollias, ER Lewis, GM McFarquhar, A McComiskey, DB Mechem, J Redemann, DM Romps, DD Turner, HH Wang, R Wood, SE Yuter, and P Zhu. 2016. Layered Atlantic Smoke Interactions with Clouds (LASIC) Science Plan. Ed. by Robert Stafford, DOE ARM Climate Research Facility. DOE/SC-ARM-14-037.
Turner DD, S Kneifel, and MP Cadeddu. 2016. "An Improved Liquid Water Absorption Model at Microwave Frequencies for Supercooled Liquid Water Clouds." Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 33(1), 10.1175/jtech-d-15-0074.1.
Research Highlight
2014
Mann JA, JC Chiu, RJ Hogan, EJ O'Connor, TS L'Ecuyer, TH Stein, and A Jefferson. 2014. "Aerosol impacts on drizzle properties in warm clouds from ARM Mobile Facility maritime and continental deployments." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 119(7), 10.1002/2013jd021339.
Research Highlight
Kneifel S, S Redl, E Orlandi, U Löhnert, MP Cadeddu, DD Turner, and M Chen. 2014. "Absorption Properties of Supercooled Liquid Water between 31 and 225 GHz: Evaluation of Absorption Models Using Ground-Based Observations." Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 53(4), 10.1175/jamc-d-13-0214.1.
Research Highlight
2013
Wu D, X Dong, B Xi, Z Feng, A Kennedy, G Mullendore, M Gilmore, and W Tao. 2013. "The impacts of microphysical scheme on convective and stratiform characteristics in two high precipitation squall line events." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 118(19), 10.1002/jgrd.50798.
Research Highlight
Cadeddu MP, JC Liljegren, and DD Turner. 2013. "The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program network of microwave radiometers: instrumentation, data, and retrievals." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 6, 10.5194/amt-6-2359-2013.
2011
Li Z, F Niu, J Fan, Y Liu, and D Rosenfeld. 2011. "Long-term impacts of aerosols on the vertical development of clouds and precipitation." Nature Geoscience, 4(12), 10.1038/ngeo1313.
Research Highlight
Cadeddu MP and DD Turner. 2011. "Evaluation of water permittivity models from ground-based observations of cold clouds at frequencies between 23 and 170 GHz." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 49(8), 10.1109/tgrs.2011.2121074.
Research Highlight
Payne VH, EJ Mlawer, KE Cady-Pereira, and J Moncet. 2011. "Water Vapor Continuum Absorption in the Microwave." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 49(6), 10.1109/tgrs.2010.2091416.
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