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.


Instrument Details
- Spectrometer/Radiometer
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water VaporEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor ProfilesEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Upper Air Temperature > Vertical ProfilesEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > HumidityEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Microwave > Brightness TemperatureEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Upper Air TemperatureEarth 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
Unpublished
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