Articles | Volume 11, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-6511-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-6511-2018
Research article
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06 Dec 2018
Research article |  | 06 Dec 2018

Boundary-layer water vapor profiling using differential absorption radar

Richard J. Roy, Matthew Lebsock, Luis Millán, Robert Dengler, Raquel Rodriguez Monje, Jose V. Siles, and Ken B. Cooper

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Short summary
The measurement of water vapor profiles inside clouds with high spatial resolution represents an outstanding problem in atmospheric remote sensing. Here we present measurements from a proof-of-concept millimeter-wave (170 GHz) cloud radar aimed at filling this observational gap, and demonstrate the ability to retrieve in-cloud water vapor profiles with high precision and resolution. This technology could meaningfully impact future satellite-based measurements of water vapor.