Ground-based monitoring of water vapor in the middle atmosphere: the NRL water-vapor millimeter-wave spectrometer

Richard Michael Bevilacqua; Philip R. Schwartz; Thomas A. Pauls; William B. Waltman; Dorsey L. Thacker

doi:10.1117/12.46674

1 September 1991 Ground-based monitoring of water vapor in the middle atmosphere: the NRL water-vapor millimeter-wave spectrometer

Richard Michael Bevilacqua, Philip R. Schwartz, Thomas A. Pauls, William B. Waltman, Dorsey L. Thacker

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Proceedings Volume 1491, Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Chemistry; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46674
Event: Orlando '91, 1991, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A novel mm-wave radiometer system specifically designed for measuring water vapor in the stratosphere is presented. The instrument, which is based on an HEMT front-end amplifier, is described in detail. The data retrieval scheme and the results of an extensive instrument data simulation study are also presented. The device's principal features are its capability to conduct measurements of the water vapor profile simultaneously from 25-75-km altitude, with excellent long-term relative precision, and semiautomatically at a remote site.

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Richard Michael Bevilacqua, Philip R. Schwartz, Thomas A. Pauls, William B. Waltman, and Dorsey L. Thacker "Ground-based monitoring of water vapor in the middle atmosphere: the NRL water-vapor millimeter-wave spectrometer", Proc. SPIE 1491, Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Chemistry, (1 September 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46674

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