Datastream : GVRP

G-band (183 GHz) Vapor Radiometer profiler: 15 microwave brightness temperatures from 170.0 to 183.3 GHz

Active Dates
2008.04.01 - 2012.10.03

Measurement Categories
Radiometric

Originating Instrument
G-band (183 GHz) Vapor Radiometer Profiler (GVRP)

Measurements

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Measurement	Units	Variable
Mean radiating temperature	K	MRT ( frequency )
Noise diode temperature at Tkbb = 290 K	K	Tnd ( frequency )
Non-linearity correction coefficient	None	alpha ( frequency )
altitude	meters above Mean Sea Level	alt
Azimuth	degrees	azimuth ( time )
Base time in Epoch	seconds since 1970-1-1 0:00:00 0:00	base_time
Internal blackbody reference temperature	K	blackBodyTemperature ( time )
Black body voltage	V	blackBodyVoltage ( time, frequency )
Black body voltage with noise diode ON	V	blackBodyVoltageWithNoiseDiodeOn ( time, frequency )
Microwave narrowband brightness temperature Microwave brightness temperature	K	brightnessTemperature ( time, frequency )
Receiver hardware specific parameter used in calibration algorithm	None	dtdg ( frequency )
Elevation angle	degrees	elevation ( time )
Frequency	GHz	frequency ( frequency )
First factory-calibrated temperature coefficient	None	k1 ( frequency )
Second factory-calibrated temperature coefficient	None	k2 ( frequency )
Third factory-calibrated temperature coefficient	None	k3 ( frequency )
Fourth factory-calibrated temperature coefficient	None	k4 ( frequency )
north latitude	degrees	lat
east longitude	degrees	lon
Noise diode physical temperature	K	noiseDiodePhysicalTemp ( time )
Pressure sensor voltage	V	pressureSensorVoltage ( time )
Quality check results on field: Internal blackbody reference temperature	unitless	qc_blackBodyTemperature ( time )
Quality check results on field: Microwave brightness temperature	unitless	qc_brightnessTemperature ( time, frequency )
Quality check results on field: Ambient surface pressure	unitless	qc_surfacePressure ( time )
Quality check results on field: Rain flag	unitless	qc_surfaceRainFlag ( time )
Quality check results on field: Ambient surface relative humidity	unitless	qc_surfaceRelativeHumidity ( time )
Quality check results on field: Ambient surface absolute temperature	unitless	qc_surfaceTemperature ( time )
Quality check results on field: Time offset from midnight	unitless	qc_time ( time )
Rain sensor voltage	V	rainSensorVoltage ( time )
Receiver antenna temperature	K	receiverAntennaTemperature ( time )
Receiver voltage with noise diode OFF	V	receiverVoltageWithNoiseDiodeOff ( time )
Receiver voltage with noise diode ON	V	receiverVoltageWithNoiseDiodeOn ( time )
Sky voltage	V	skyVoltage ( time, frequency )
Sky voltage with noise diode ON	V	skyVoltageWithNoiseDiodeOn ( time, frequency )
Surface pressure at instrument	kPa	surfacePressure ( time )
Rain flag	none	surfaceRainFlag ( time )
Ambient surface relative humidity	%	surfaceRelativeHumidity ( time )
Ambient surface temperature	K	surfaceTemperature ( time )
Time offset from midnight		time ( time )
Time offset from base_time		time_offset ( time )