Calibration of a 22-GHz radiometer for middle-atmospheric water vapor measurements: a non-common approach

Beat Deuber; Dietrich G. Feist; Niklaus Kampfer

doi:10.1117/12.514186

16 February 2004 Calibration of a 22-GHz radiometer for middle-atmospheric water vapor measurements: a non-common approach

Beat Deuber, Dietrich G. Feist, Niklaus Kampfer

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Proceedings Volume 5235, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere VIII; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.514186
Event: Remote Sensing, 2003, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

The Institute of Applied Physics has developed a new ground-based radiometer for measurements of water vapour profiles in the stratosphere and mesosphere. The uncooled instrument, called MIAWARA, has a very good sensitivity and is calibrated using a combination of tipping curve and balancing calibration. Using this combination the instrument can operate as a self calibrating system without the need for routine maintenance. We present a validation technique for the tipping curve calibration and a new approach for the reference absorber design used in the balancing calibration. The uncommon design of the reference absorbers decreases standing wave artifacts and thus enhances the sensitivity of the instrument, leading to a very good altitude coverage in the range of 20 - 80 kilometres.

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Beat Deuber, Dietrich G. Feist, and Niklaus Kampfer "Calibration of a 22-GHz radiometer for middle-atmospheric water vapor measurements: a non-common approach", Proc. SPIE 5235, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere VIII, (16 February 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.514186

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