Liquid water path and integrated water vapor over the tropical Atlantic during NARVAL2

Products of liquid water path (LWP), rain water path (RWP) and integrated water vapor (IWV, also called precipitable water vapor (PWV)) are retrieved from microwave radiometer observations with auxiliary measurements from backscatter lidar and cloud radar. The nadir measurements were taken by the German High Altitude and Long range research aircraft (HALO) during the Next generation Advanced Remote sensing for VALidation campaign 2 (NARVAL2) in August 2016. Products are provided over tropical Atlantic east of Barbados.
This experiment provides column integrated quantities as seen from satellite perspective but with higher spatially resolution (about 1 km footprint) than available from microwave satellites.

液态水路径（LWP）、雨水路径（RWP）以及综合水汽（IWV，亦称可降水量水汽（PWV））的数据，通过微波辐射计观测获得，辅以后向散射激光雷达和云雷达的辅助测量。德国高空长航程研究飞机（HALO）在2016年8月Next generation Advanced Remote sensing for VALidation campaign 2（NARVAL2）活动中进行了俯视测量。提供的数据覆盖了位于巴巴多斯以东的热带大西洋区域。本实验提供了从卫星视角观察的柱状积分量，其空间分辨率（约1公里足迹）高于微波卫星所提供的数据。