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MWR
Microwave Radiometer

The microwave radiometers (MWRs) are ground-based radiometers manufactured by Radiometrics Corporation and operated by the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Research Facility. MWR measures brightness temperature at 23.8 and 31.4 GHz to derive column-integrated amounts of water vapor and liquid water in the atmosphere. MWR has a field of view (FOV) from about 5.9 to 4.5 degrees depending on the channel and has a typical time resolution of 20 s for sky-view observations.

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)

Overview

Instrument Details

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Water Vapor
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Microwave > Brightness Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Cloud Liquid Water/ice
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Total Precipitable Water
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor
Column Integrated
20-58 s
4.5-5.9 degrees
23.8, 31.4 GHz
External Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1109/36.843018

  • Ana P. Barros, Maria P. Cadeddu

  • Maria P. Cadeddu

  • Radiometrics Corporation

  • Currently unavailable

  • Currently unavailable

    • data center outside NASA

Instrument Operation

IPHEx

Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment

2014
Southern Appalachians, including portions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia
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1 Deployment
· 47 Data Products
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CRYSTAL-FACE

Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers Florida Area Cirrus Experiment

2002
Southern Florida
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
ARESE

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Enhanced Shortwave Experiment

1995—2000
Southern Great Plains, Southwestern United States
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2 Deployments
· 1 Data Product
FIRE

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

1986—1998
Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska
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5 Deployments
· 131 Data Products
IMPACTS

Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms

2020—2023
Eastern United States
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3 Deployments
· 66 Data Products
SMEX

Soil Moisture Experiment

2002—2005
Iowa, Oklahoma, Georgia, Alabama, Arizona, Sonora, Mexico
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4 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
Des Groseilliers

CCGS Des Groseilliers

1 Campaign · 11 Instruments
FIRE

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

1986—1998
Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska
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5 Deployments
· 131 Data Products
SUCCESS

SUbsonic aircraft: Contrail & Clouds Effects Special Study

1996
Central and Western United States
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product

Data Products

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External Link10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0046
ASCII
External Linkhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IPHEX/MWR/DATA301
External Link10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0129
Native