Status and prospects of application of microwave radiometry of the atmosphere

Abstract

The status of ground-based microwave radiometry in view of determining the air temperature and moisture profiles, atmospheric water vapor, liquid water in clouds, and rainfall intensity is discussed. Approaches to the solution of inverse problems of microwave radiometry of the atmosphere are described, as well as results of experimental studies of atmospheric water vapor and liquid water in clouds with a dual-frequency radiometer. Promising directions in the practical use of microwave radiometry of the atmosphere are formulated.