Microwave Radiometer Network (Micro-NET) in Kanto region for high-temporal monitoring of vapor

Shingo SHIMIZU; Koyuru IWANAMI; Takeshi MAESAKA; Kaori KIEDA; Sento NAKAI; Meiji HONDA

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Oral

Symbol A (Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences) » A-AS Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology & Atmospheric Environment

[A-AS22] Hyper-dense observation and forecast to elucidate micro-scale atmospheric phenomena

Mon. May 25, 2015 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM 301A (3F)

Convener:*Jun-ichi Furumoto(Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University), Nobumitsu Tsunematsu(Tokyo Metropolitan Research Institute for Environmental Protection), Kentaro Araki(Forecast Research Department, Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency), Chair:Kentaro Araki(Forecast Research Department, Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency)

5:45 PM - 6:00 PM

[AAS22-13] Microwave Radiometer Network (Micro-NET) in Kanto region for high-temporal monitoring of vapor

*Shingo SHIMIZU¹, Koyuru IWANAMI¹, Takeshi MAESAKA¹, Kaori KIEDA¹, Sento NAKAI¹, Meiji HONDA² (1.NIED, 2.Niigata univ.)

Keywords:Microwave radiometer, vapor

National Research Institute for Disaster Prevention (NIED) had developed microwave
radiometer network (Micro-NET) in Kanto region since 2014. The Micro-NET will provide
vertical profile of vapor and temperature in high temporal resolution and contribute
as a powerful tool for data assimilation to improve forecast skill of early developing
cumulonimbus. NIED installed another three microwave radiometers (MWR)
in Niigata prefecture to retrieve temperature profile in snow storms.

This study will report the preliminary results on the performance of MWRs
by the comparison between MWR and sounding data at Tsukuba and Niigata cite.