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Sub-millimeter wave radiometer for observation of cloud ice: a proposal for Japanese mission

Jana Mendrok, Dong L. Wu, Stefan A. Bühler, Carlos Jimenez, Yasuko Kasai, Roland Meynart, Steven P. Neeck, Haruhisa Shimoda
2009 Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XIII  

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Ice clouds play an important role in the energy budget of the atmosphere as well as in the hydrological cycle. Currently cloud ice is one of the largest remaining uncertainties in climate models. Large discrepancies arise from different assumptions on ice cloud properties, in particular on microphysics, which are not sufficiently constrained by measurements. Passive sub-millimeter wave (SMM) techniques have the potential of providing direct information on ice content and particle sizes with
more » ... y global coverage. Here we introduce a concept for a compact 2-receiver SMM sensor and demonstrate its capabilities on measurements of ice content, mean particle size, and cloud altitude.
doi:10.1117/12.830704 fatcat:jrvuh7ycwzfo5hyscnxvft5jju
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Jana Mendrok, Dong L. Wu, Stefan A. Bühler, Carlos Jimenez, Yasuko Kasai, Roland Meynart, Steven P. Neeck, Haruhisa Shimoda. "Sub-millimeter wave radiometer for observation of cloud ice: a proposal for Japanese mission." Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XIII (2009)