Comparison of Cloud Liquid Content Measured by Two Independent Ground-Based Systems
- 1 May 1980
- journal article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of Applied Meteorology
- Vol. 19 (5) , 577-579
- https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1980)019<0577:coclcm>2.0.co;2
Abstract
We report on observations of liquid water in clouds made by two independent ground-based microwave instruments. One system is a dual-frequency (20.6, 31.65 GHz) microwave radiometer designed to measure emission from the precipitable water vapor and from liquid in the zenith direction; we refer to this as System 1. The other system is a combination receiver-radiometer that utilizes absorption of a 28 GHz signal from the COMSTAR satellite to measure the liquid content of clouds; we refer to this as System 2. Comparative measurements on liquid-bearing clouds in Colorado are given.Keywords
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