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MTHP
Microwave Temperature and Humidity Profiler

The Microwave Temperature and Humidity Profiler (MTHP) is an airborne microwave radiometer developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). It was designed as an improved version of the Microwave Temperature Profiler (MTP), incorporating an additional frequency band to measure humidity. MTHP collects measurements ahead of the flight path and above and below the aircraft to produce vertical temperature and humidity profiles. It profiles temperature at the 60 GHz frequency channel and humidity at the 183 GHz channel. MTHP has a scan rate of 1.5 seconds.

MTHP Canister Installed on the Gulfstream-V
NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Profiles
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Upper Air Temperature > Vertical Profiles
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Humidity
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Microwave > Brightness Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Upper Air Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature
Full Column Profile
1.5s
N/A
60 GHz, 183 GHz
Currently unavailble
  • Pekka Kangaslahti

  • Pekka Kangaslahti

  • JPL

  • Northrop Grumman Corporation

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