The first instrument became operational in 1992, and today around 100 devices are operating in 17 countries worldwide.
The main advantages of this radiometer are: ease of use, reliability, autonomous operation and low maintenance.
The MTP-5 Community
This page is dedicated to MTP-5 and its users, in order to exchange experiences, facts, and seek advice. To join this community please send an email to: info@altostratus.itYour email address will be entered into a mailing list, and all MTP-5 users will be able to send emails to the "postal address",
which will forward the messages to individual members.
The project it started on 20th March 2018 we are in 13 MTP-5 members.
History of MTP-5
The MHTP Microwave Humidity and Temperature Profiler was developed at the Radiophysical Research Institute. N.Novgorodin (1984), Westwater (1986) and Troitsky (1986)
described a multi-frequency (also called multi-channel) passive microwave radiometer, which had the possibility to measure temperature profiles, WV and LWC in the troposphere (up to 10 km).
The idea of using microwave radiometry to measure temperature profiles of the atmospheric boundary layer was suggested by A.V. Troitsky
and realized jointly with A.N. Shaposhnikov and E.N. Kadygrov 1989.
The first experimental instrument (alfa-sample) based on an upgraded microwave system measuring stratospheric temperature profiles from high-altitude balloons,
was developed at the Central Aerological Observatory (project director E.N. Kadygrov) jointly with specialists from the Institute of Space Research of the USSR Academy of Sciences
( I.A. Strukov, Dr.of Sc , with his co-workers) in 1986-1989.
As suggested by Evgeny Kadygrov, the new instrument was called MTP-5 (Meteorological Temperature Profiler using wavelength of 5mm).
The instrument from CAO received a Roshydromet certificate and was included in the departmental registry of measuring instruments for hydrometeorology.
Troitsky et al. (1993) and Kadygrov and Pick (1998) described an angular scanning single-channel microwave radiometer centered on the molecular oxygen band at 60 GHz.
During 1995-2010 MTP-5 was developed and marketed with the support of Kipp & Zonen (Holland).
described a multi-frequency (also called multi-channel) passive microwave radiometer, which had the possibility to measure temperature profiles, WV and LWC in the troposphere (up to 10 km).
The idea of using microwave radiometry to measure temperature profiles of the atmospheric boundary layer was suggested by A.V. Troitsky
and realized jointly with A.N. Shaposhnikov and E.N. Kadygrov 1989.
The first experimental instrument (alfa-sample) based on an upgraded microwave system measuring stratospheric temperature profiles from high-altitude balloons,
was developed at the Central Aerological Observatory (project director E.N. Kadygrov) jointly with specialists from the Institute of Space Research of the USSR Academy of Sciences
( I.A. Strukov, Dr.of Sc , with his co-workers) in 1986-1989.
As suggested by Evgeny Kadygrov, the new instrument was called MTP-5 (Meteorological Temperature Profiler using wavelength of 5mm).
The instrument from CAO received a Roshydromet certificate and was included in the departmental registry of measuring instruments for hydrometeorology.
Troitsky et al. (1993) and Kadygrov and Pick (1998) described an angular scanning single-channel microwave radiometer centered on the molecular oxygen band at 60 GHz.
During 1995-2010 MTP-5 was developed and marketed with the support of Kipp & Zonen (Holland).
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- Wolf T. 2016:
Comparison MTP-5HE and the Ulriken AMS
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- Chubarova N.Y, Poliukhov A.A. and Gorlova I.D. 2016:
Long-term variability of aerosol optical thickness in Eastern Europe over 2001 - 2014 according to the measurements at the Moscow MSU MO AERONET site with additional cloud and NO correction
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- Lokoshchenko M.A., Korneva I.A., Kochin A.V., Kulizhnikova L.K. and Razin P.Ye. 2016:
Vertical extension of the urban heat island above Moscow
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- Lokoshchenko M.A., Korneva I.A., Kochin A.V., Dubovetsky A.Z., Novitsky M.A. and Razin P.Ye. 2016:
Vertical extension of the urban heat island above Moscow
Article on Doklady Earth Sciences 466(1):70,74
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- Gilroy A. 2016:
A New Future in Meteorological Measurements - We're come a long way from dust buckets!
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- Gilroy A. 2016:
A new future in meteorological measurements - Incorporating quality checks into vertical temperature and wind measurements.
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Meteorological measurements to meet air quality program needs - MTP 5-HE vertical temperature measurements
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- Garas S., Kosntantinidis E., and Rados K. 2015:
Comparison of mesoscale model with SODAR and radiometer temperature profiler measurements over an urban area
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- Triantafyllou A.G., Krestou A., Kalogiros J., Zoumakis N., Leivaditou E., Garas S., Kosntantinis E. and Rados. K. 2015:
Comparison of mesoscale model with SODAR and radiometer temperature profiler measurements over an urban area
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- Kadygrov E.N., Ganshin E.V., Miller E.A. and Tochilkina T.A. 2015:
Ground-based microwave temperature pro lers: Potential and experimental data
Article on Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics 28(6):598 605
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- Kamardin A.P., Nevzorova I.V. and Odintsov S.L. 2015:
Height of layer of intense turbulent heat exchange under conditions of stable atmospheric stratification
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- Konstantinov P. and Baklanov A. 2015:
Urban Heat Island of Arctic cities
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- Rizza U., Mortarini L., Maldaner S., Degrazia G.A., Anfossi D., and Roberti D.R. 2015:
Large-Eddy Simulation of Turbulence Decayin an Urban Area
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- Safronov A.N., Fokeeva E.V., Rakitin V.S., Grechko E.I. and Shumsky R.A. 2015:
Severe wild res near Moscow, Russia in 2010: Modeling of carbon monoxide pollution and comparisons with observations
Article on Remote Sensing 7(1):395 429
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- Starchenko A.V., Bart A.A., Kizhner L.I., Barashkova N.K., Volkova M.A., Zhuravlev G.G., Kuzhevskaya I.V. and Terenteva M.V. 2015:
Analysis of observations and results of numerical modeling of meteorological parameters and atmospheric air pollution under weak wind conditions in the city of Tomsk
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- Varentsov M., Chkhetiani O., Maximenkov L. and Konstantionov P. 2015:
Investigation of 3D structure of urban heat island of Moscow city with application of microwave temperature sounding and high resolution regional modelling with data assimilation
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- Zuev V.V., Nakhtigalova D.P., Shelekhov A.P., Shelekhova E.A., Baranov N.A. and Kizhner L.I. 2015:
Remote sensing of potential aircraft icing areas
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2014
- Wolf T., Igor Esau I., and Reuder J. 2014:
Analysis of the vertical temperature structure in the Bergen valley, Norway, and its connection to pollution episodes
Article on Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ask T. Wolf Vol.19, No., 10645-10662
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- Argentini S., Pietroni I., Mastrantonio G., Viola A.P., Dargaud G. and Petenko I. 2014:
Observations of near surface wind speed, temperature and radiative budget at Dome C, Antarctic Plateau during 2005
Article on Antarctic Science 26(01):104 112
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- Elansky N. 2014:
Air quality and CO emissions in the Moscow megacity
Article on Urban Climate 8:42 56
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- Ilin G., Bykov V., Stempkovsky V. and Shishikin A. 2014:
WVR's for Quasar network
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- Nakhtigalova D.P., Shelekhova E.A., Kizhner L.I. and Baranov N.A. 2014:
Comparative analysis of aircraft icing probability using MTP-5 and radiosonde data
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- Ilaria Pietroni, Stefania Argentini and Igor Petenko 2014:
One Year of Surface-Based Temperature Inversions at Dome C, Antarctica
Article on Boundary-Layer Meteorology :150(1):131 151
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- Yushkov V.P. 2014:
What can be measured by the temperature profiler
Article on Russian Meteorology and Hydrology 39(12):838 846
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- Zuev V.V., Shelekhov A.P., Shelekhova E.A., Starchenko A.V., Bart A.A., Bogoslovsky N.N, Prokhanov S.A. and Kizhner L.I. 2014:
Measurement-calculation complex for monitoring and forecasting meteorological situations at airports
Article on Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics 27(1):100 105
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2013
- Berezina E.V., Elansky N.F., Moiseenko K.B., Belikov I.B., Shumsky R.A., Safronov A.N. and Brenninkmeijer C.A.M. 2013:
Estimation of nocturnal222Rn soil uxes over Russia from TROICA measurements
Article on Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics13(23):11695 11708
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- Ezau I.N., Wolf T., Miller E.A., Repina I.A., Troitskaya Y.I and Zilitinkevich S.S. 2013:
The analysis of results of remote sensing monitoring of the temperature profile in lower atmosphere in Bergen (Norway). Russian Meteorology and Hydrology,
Article on 38(10):715 722
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- Peæa A., Hasager C.B. and Lange J. 2013:
Remote Sensing for Wind Energy DTU Wind Energy
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- Yu L.O. and Abdullaev S.M. 2013:
Modeling Study of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Characteristics in Industrial City by the Example of Chelyabinsk
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2012
- Elansky N.F., Lavrova O.V., Mokhov I.I. and Rakin A.A. 2012:
Heat island structure over Russian towns based on mobile laboratory observations
Article on Doklady Earth Sciences 443(1):420 425
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- Kadygrov E.N., Miller E.A. and Troitsky A.V. 2012:
Study Of atmospheric boundary layer thermodynamics during total solar eclipse on the basis of microwave radiometers data
Article on 48(5):504 515
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- Kuznetsova I.N. 2012:
The effect of meteorology on air pollution in Moscow during the summer episodes of 2010. Izvestiya Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
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- Miller E.A., Kadygrov E.N. and Central Aerological Observatory 2012:
Features of atmospheric temperature pro ling in polar regions
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- Pietroni I., Argentini S., Petenko I. and Sozzi R. 2012:
Measurements and Parametrizations of the Atmospheric Boundary-Layer Height at Dome C, Antarctica
Article on Boundary-Layer Meteorology143(1):189,206
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2011
- Ferrario M.E., Rossa A.M., Sansone M. and Monai M. 2010:
Cliamtology of the static stability of the night-time Po Valley PBL from radiosondes and passive microwave radiometers
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- Miller E.A., Kuznetsova I.N., Nakhayev M.I. and Kadygrov E.N. 2010:
Methodology recommendations for the use of data from MTP-5 profiler
Article on Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling and Regulatory Purposes. HARMO13 - 1-4 June 2010, Paris, France - 13th Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes. Environmental
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- Koldaev A., Miller E., Troitsky A. and Sarichev S. 2010:
Experimental study of rain-induced accuracy limits for microwave remote temperature profiling
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2009
- Kadygrov E.N., Folomeyev V.V., Miller E.A., Troicky A.V. and Vorobeva E.A 2009:
Passive Microwave Mobile System for Atmospheric Boundary Layer Temperature Profilers and Total Water Vapour Content
Article on Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium Proceedings:1673,1675
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- Kadygrov E.N., Vorobeva E.A. and Kuznetsova I.N. 2009:
Passive Microwave Mobile System for Atmospheric Boundary Layer Temperature Profilers and Total Water Vapour Content
Article on Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium Proceedings:981,984
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- Smirnova M.M., Yushkov V., Rubinstein K.G. and Kouznetsov R.D. 2009:
Errors in regional model simulation of temperature and wind profiles in rural and urban atmospheric boundary layer
Article on Proc 7th Int Conf on Urban Climate (July 2005):(4)
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- Troitsky A., Lezina E. and Ushkov V. 2009:
Study of Urban Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Article on The seventh Internationall Conference of Urban Climate :981 984
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- Vorobyeva E., Miller E., Kadygrov E. and Central Aerological Observatory 2009:
Study of seasonal and interannual features of urban vertical structure above Moscow city
Article on The seventh Internationall Conference of Urban Climate (July):4,7 984
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2008
- Kuznetsova I.N. , Nakhaev M.I. , Shalygina I.Yu. and Lezina E.A. 2008:
Meteorological prerequisites of formation of severe wintertime air pollution episodes in Moscow. Russian Meteorology and Hydrology
Article on
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- Yushkov V.P. and Kouznetsova I.N. 2008:
Comparison of nocturnal inversion characteristics obtained by sodar and microwave temperature profiler
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articleConference Series: Earth and Environmental ScienceIOP 1:012047
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- Argentini S., Pietroni I., Gariazzo C., A Conidi, Mastrantonio G., Pelliccioni A., Petenko I., Viola A. and Amicarelli A. 2008:
Temperature pro les by ground-based remote sensing and in situ measurements
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articleIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science1(1):12025
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- Ivanov A., Kadygrov E. and Miller E. 2008:
Remote Sensing System for Urban Heat Island Study
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articleIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science1(1):12025
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- Gorchakov G.I., Kadygrov E.N., Kortunova Z.V., Isakov A.A., Karpov A.V., Kopeikin V.M. and Miller E.A. 2008:
Eclipse Effects in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer
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2007
- Kuznetsova I.N. 2007:
Meteorological prerequisites of formation of severe wintertime air pollution episodes in Moscow
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- Kadygrov N.E., Kruchenitskii G.M. and Lykov A.D. 2007:
Quantitative estimates of disturbances contributed by a megalopolis to the temperature field of the atmospheric boundary Layer
Article on Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
article ask to M.E. Ferrario43(1):24,35
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- Kadygrov E.N., Koldaev A.V., Miller E.A., Sokolov V.V and M N Khaikin 2007:
Study of Urban Heat Island Inhomogeneity in Nizhni Novgorod on the basis of a mobile atmospheric temperature profiler
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articleRussian Meteorology and Hydrology32(2):110 118
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- Gorchakov G.I. 2007:
Eclipse Effects in the atmospheric boundary layer
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- Gultepe I. 2007:
Fog and boundary layer clouds: fog visibility and forecasting
Article on Pageoph Topical Volumes
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- Pernigotti D., Rossa A.M., Ferrario M.E., Sansone M. and Benassi A. 2007:
Infuence of ABL stability on the diurnal cycle of PM10 concentration: Illustration of the potential of the new Veneto network of MW-radiometers and SODAR
Article on Pageoph Topical Volumes
articleMeteorologische Zeitschrift16(5):505,511
ISBN:978-3-7643-8418-0
2006
- Khaikine M.N., Kuznetsova I.N., Kadygrov E.N., and Miller E.A. 2006:
Investigation of temporal-spatial parameters of an urban heat island on the basis of passive microwave remote sensing
Article on
articleTheoretical and applied climatology84(1-3):161,169
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- Kadygrov 2006:
Operational aspects of different ground-based remote sensing observing techniques for vertical profiling of temperature, wind, humidity and cloud structure: a review
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article World Meteorological Organization - Instruments and observing methods Report n. 89
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- Y.A., Yan S.K. 2006:
Two-year microwave radiometric observations of low-level boundary-layer temperature inversion signatures
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article International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS):644,647
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- Chang C., Chang L., Hsiao H., Lu F., Shieh P., Chen C. and Lu S. 2006:
A Further Study of High Air Pollution Episodes in Taiwan Using the Microwave Temperature Pro ler (MTP-5HE)
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article JSME International JournalSeries B, 49(1):60,64
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- Kadygrov E.N., Miller E.A. and Shaposhinikov A.N. 2006:
Study of atmospheric boundary layer termal regime during total eclipse of the sun
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- Muller M.D. 2006:
Numerical simulation fog and radiation in complex terrain
Article on Results from COST-722 / 1-DEFOP
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2005
- Westwater E.R., Crewell S., Matzler C. and Cimini D. 2005:
Principles of Surface-based microwave and millimeter wave radiometric remote sensing of the troposphere
Article on Quaderni della Societa Italiana di Elettromagnetismo 1 (March 2005):50,90
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- Galaktionov V.V. and Kortunovar Z.V. 2005:
Main Patterns of the Temporal Variability of Surface Ozone in the Region of the Town of Kislovodsk at 870 and 2070 m above Sea Level
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2004
- Folomeev V.V., Kadygrov E.N., Miller E.A. and Nekrasov V.V. 2004:
Advanced microwave system for measurement of ABL thermal stratification in polar region
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- Levrat G., Hewison T., Jeannet P., Ruffieux D., Nater R. and Berger H. 2004:
Temperatur- und feuchtigkeitsprofile: vergleich von radiosonden und bodengestutzen fernerkundungssystemen
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- M.W. Rotach, P. Calanca, G. Graziani, J. Gurtz, D.G.Steyn, R. Vogt, M. Andretta, A. Christen, S. Cieslik, R. Connolly, S.F.J. De Wekker, S. Galmarini,
E.N. Kadygrov, V. Kadygrov, E. Miller, B. Neininger, M. Rucker, E. Van Gorsel, H. Weber, A. Weiss, and M. Zappa 2004:
Turbulence structure and exchange processes in an Alpine Valley: The Riviera Project
Article on Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society85(9):1367,1385
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- Ferrario M.E., Rossa A., Pernigotti D., Sansone M. and Benassi A. 2004:
Presentation and first assessment of a radiometer network in the italian region Veneto
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2003
- Kadygrov E.N., Shur G.N. and Viazankin A.S. 2003:
Investigation of atmospheric boundary layer temperature,turbulence, and wind parameters on the basis of passive microwave remote sensing
Article on Radio ScienceMAR13/1 MAR13/12, 38(3)
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- Van Gorsel E. 2003:
Aspects of Flow Characteristics and Turbulence in Complex Terrain
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- Kadygrov E.N. 2004:
Microwave temperature profilers and application for urban climate investigations
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2002
- Kramar V.F. and Kouznetsov R.D. 2003:
A new concept for estimation of turbulent parameter pro les in the ABL using sodar data
Article on Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology19(8):1216 1224
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2000
- Proctor F. H., Vanvalkenburg R.L., Pruis M.J. Duparcmeur F.M.L. and Metis Technology Solutions 1999:
Mesoscale Simulation Data for Initializing Fast - Time Wake Transport and Decay Models
Article on Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology1 17
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1999
- Westwater E.R., Han Y., Irisov G., Leuskiy V., Kadygrov E.N. and Vianzakin S.A. 1999:
Remote sensing of boundary layer temperature profiles by scanning 5-mm microwave radiometer and RASS: comparison experiments
Article on Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology16(7):805 818
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1998
- Kadigrow E.N. and Pick. D.R. 1998:
The potential for temperature retrieval from an angular-scanning single-channel microwave radiometer and some comparisons with in situ obsevartions
Article on Meteorol. Appl.5:393 404
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- Ferrario Ralph R. and Colton M. 1998:
An introduction to passive microwave remote sensing and its application to meteorological analysis and forecasting
Article on National Weather Digestpages 11 23
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1996
- Matzui I., Sugimoto N., Maksyutov S., Inoue G., Kadigrov E. and Vyazankin S. 1996:
Comparision of atmospheric boundary layer structure mesured with microwave temperature profile and Mie scatter lidars
Article on Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers. 35(4 A):2168 2169
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1993
- Troitsky A.V., Gajkovich K.P., Gromov V.D., Kadygrov E.N., and Kosov A.S. 1993:
Thermal sounding of the atmospheric boundary layer in the oxygen absorption band center at 60 GHz
Article on IEEE Transactions on Geoscience Remote Sensing 31:116-120
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- Troitsky 1993:
Thermal sounding of the atmospheric boundary layer in the oxygen absorption band center at 60 GHz
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1986
- Troitsky A.V. 1986:
Remote definition of the atmosphere temperature from spectral radiometric measurements in the line lambda = 5 mm.
Article on Izv. Vuzov Radiophysics XXIX:878-886
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- Askne J.I.H., and Westwater E.R. 1986:
A review of ground-based remote sensing of temperature and moisture by passive microwave radiometry
Article on IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. 24:340-352
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Practical information about MTP-5
FAQ on MTP-5
| The MTP-5 needs a free view to work properly. How many kilometres, without obstacles, are necessary? (Q. by M.E. Ferraio) |
MTP-5 needs an unobstructed view in one direction of at least 1000m. (A. by A.G.Giles) | The best orientation for MTP-5 is looking to the North. What happens if other orientations are used? (Q. by M.E. Ferrario) |
Other orientations, even South, have been used with good results.(A. by A.G.Giles) | For how many Km from the MTP-5 site can the thermal profile of MTP-5 be assumed to be representative? (Q. by M.E. Ferrario). |
This depends very much on local geography. In the metropolitan area of Turin there are 4 MTP-5 radiometers which give very similar profiles. (A. by A.G.Giles) | .... | ... |
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