ICEMuSIC — A new instrument concept for mm-wave observations of ice clouds, and temperature and humidity sounding from space
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Hargrave, Peter; Ade, Peter; Doyle, Simon; Lee, Clare; Buehler, Stefan
- Source
- 2015 8th UK, Europe, China Millimeter Waves and THz Technology Workshop (UCMMT) Millimeter Waves and THz Technology Workshop (UCMMT), 2015 8th UK, Europe, China. :1-3 Sep, 2015
- Subject
- Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Photonics and Electrooptics
Clouds
Ice
Instruments
Atmospheric modeling
Detectors
Humidity
- Language
We present a new mm-wave instrument concept for the study of the role of ice clouds in the global climate system, and for atmospheric temperature and humidity sounding. Ice cloud parameters in particular are poorly understood, and represent the biggest uncertainty in current global climate models.