Integrating the microwave radiometer profiler into a Merged Sounding data product
Authors
Lynne C. Trabachino — Rutgers University
Michael Jensen — Brookhaven National Laboratory
Tami Fairless — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Mark A. Miller — Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Category
Atmospheric State & Surface
Description
A new radiosonde-related data product is now under development to provide near-continuous thermodynamic profile data that are suited for application in observation and model comparisons. Formulated as a modification to the Merged Sounding value-added product (VAP), this new data product incorporates output from the microwave radiometer profiler (MWRP) in place of European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) model output to generate thermodynamic profiles at 1-minute intervals between radiosonde launches. This poster summarizes the scientific basis for development, and analyses of thermodynamic profiles produced using preliminary product output are presented in comparison to results derived from currently available radiosonde-related VAPs and results derived from large-scale model output.
