Millimeter-wave Radiometer for High Sensitivity Water Vapor Profiling in Arid Regions
Abstract - ProSensing Inc. has developed a G-band (183 GHz) water Vapor Radiometer (GVR) for long-term, unattended measurements of low concentrations of atmospheric water vapor and liquid water. Precipitable water vapor and liquid water path are estimated from zenith brightness temperatures measured from four double-sideband receiver channels, centered at 183.31 1, 3 and 7, and 14 GHz. A prototype ground-based version of the instrument was deployed at the DOE ARM program?s North Slope of Alaska site near Barrow AK in April 2005, where it collected data continuously for one year. A compact, airborne version of this instrument, packaged to operate from a standard 2-D PMS probe canister, has been tested on the ground and is scheduled for test flights in the summer of 2006. This paper presents design details, laboratory test results and examples of retrieved precipitable water vapor and liquid water path from measured brightness temperature data.
- Research Organization:
- ProSensing, Inc.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE - Office of Chief Financial Officer (CR)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-02ER83440
- OSTI ID:
- 894832
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/83440-Final Report; 032020
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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