Abstract: Existing use of passive microwave radiances to improve temperature and humidity analyses in the troposphere has been largely restricted to ocean applications. Recent studies have shown that useful information can be extracted ...

Abstract: Retrievals using synthetic background fields and observations for the Special Sensor Microwave Imager Sounder (SSMIS) instrument are performed using a one-dimensional variational data assimilation (1DVAR) scheme for clear ...

Abstract: he Fengyun-3 series of satellites (FY-3) began in May 2008 with the launch of FY-3A. The onboard Microwave Humidity Sounders (MWHSs) provide vertical information about water vapor, which is important for numerical weather ...

Abstract: Advances in computer power have made it possible to increase the spatial resolution of regional numerical models to a scale encompassing larger convective elements of less than 5 km in size. One goal of high resolution is ...

Abstract: The sensitivity of NWP forecast accuracy with respect to the radiometric performance of microwave sounders is assessed through a series of observing system experiments at the Met Office and ECMWF. The observing system ...

Abstract: In November 2019 an international science team of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) met to discuss the challenge of developing a community reference-quality ocean emission and reflection model for use across ...