DQRID : D120222.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
09/05/2011000012/07/20110550
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Subject:
PGH/MWRP/M1 - Channel interference
DataStreams:pghmwrpM1.b1
Description:
The 23.834-GHz channel was displaying high noise levels. It started with intermittent 
noise, but became more persistent with time. The problem was identified as interference from 
the near-by MWR. On 12/7 the radiometers were re-oriented and the noise level went down.
Suggestions: 
Measurements:pghmwrpM1.b1:
  • Retrieved total precipitable water vapor using only 23.835 and 30.0 GHz(totalPrecipitableWater2)
  • Total precipitable water vapor, from microwave radiometer(totalPrecipitableWater)
  • Retrieved water vapor density(waterVaporDensity)
  • Derived virtual temperature(virtualTemperature)
  • Retrieved liquid water path(liquidWaterPath)
  • Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature)
  • Interpolated water vapor mixing ratio(waterVaporMixingRatio)
  • Retrieved cloud liquid water content(liquidWaterContent)
  • Derived relative humidity(relativeHumidity)
  • Retrieved liquid water path using only 23.835 and 30.0 GHz(liquidWaterPath2)
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