Integrated remote sensing system for physical and chemical atmospheric parameters

• Research unit: COST
• Project number: C01.0043

Key words (English)

Environment; meteorology; observing techniques; ground-based remote sensing;wind profiler; radar; radiometer; integrated station; data assimilation

Research programs (English)

COST-Action 720 - Integrated Ground-Based Remote-Sensing Stations for Atmospheric Profiling

Short description (English)

See abstract

Further information (English)

Full name of research-institution/enterprise: ETH Zürich Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science ETH Zürich CHN P11

Partners and International Organizations (English)

AT, FI, FR, DE, EL, IT, NL, PL, PT, ES, CH, UK

Abstract (English)

During the entire activity period, work was accomplished in the three areas covered by this project, i.e., in remote sensing of temperature and humidity using a multiple wavelength radiometer, in the intercomparison experiment TUC, and in the development of improved software for the evaluation of wind profiler data. The last activity was brought to an end in February 2005, work in the two other areas went on until the end of the project. Some of the activities within this activity could be integrated into the 'WMO Intercomparison of High Quality Radiosonde Systems', the inccurring additional costs were covered by central funding from the international COST Office. The aim was to integrate remotely sensed refractivity data with temperature and pressure data obtained in radiosoundings, this in order to derive the vertical humidity profile.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: COST-DB of the State Secretariat for Education and Research Hallwylstrasse 4 CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland Tel. [phone] Swiss Project-Number: C01.0043