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May 24, 2026Bulletin of Atmospheric Science and TechnologyOpen Access

Characterising the mountain boundary layer using a passive microwave radiometer

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HSHannah ScheiberMRMathias W. RotachHWHelen C. Ward

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Randomized trial measures temperature and humidity profiles in the mountain boundary layer, indicating both strengths and weaknesses of measurements.

Key Points

  • This research aims to analyze the performance of a passive microwave radiometer in measuring temperature and humidity profiles in steep terrain.
  • Long-term deployment (2012-2025) of a passive microwave radiometer in the Inn Valley, Austria.
  • Automated quality control procedures applied to generate over 42,000 hours of data.
  • Comparison with radiosoundings to evaluate the accuracy of temperature and humidity retrievals.
  • Microwave radiometer reliably captures boundary layer temperature up to 1500 m with RMSE of 0.5-1.0 K.
  • Positive temperature bias of up to 1.4 K noted at higher altitudes.
  • Humidity retrievals show RMSE around 0.6-0.9 g m−3 in the lowest 1500 m.

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Scheiber et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1296c748a0ea1665673ccfhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s42865-026-00131-7
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