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
Primary Measurements
Locations
- Fixed
- AMF1
- AMF2
- AMF3
Active Locations
| Facility Name | Start Date |
|---|---|
| La Jolla, CA; AMF1 (main site for EPCAPE on Scripps Pier) | 2023-01-15 |
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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