SAPHIR-NG High Resolution Microwave Sounder: Towards an Enhanced Observation of the Atmosphere

J. Puech (1) , L. Hermozo (1) , Hélène Brogniez (2) , P. Chambon (3) , Rémy Roca (4) , V. Cipolla (1) , C. Goldstein (1) , B. Picard (5) , R. Bennartz (6) , B. Carayon (7) , J.-C. Orlhac (7) , C. Malassingne (7) , L. Costes (7) , N. Jeannin (7) , A. Moraine (7)

1 CNES - Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse]
2 SPACE - LATMOS
3 CNRM - Centre national de recherches météorologiques
4 LEGOS - Laboratoire d'études en Géophysique et océanographie spatiales
5 fluctus SAS
6 Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences [Nashville]
7 Airbus Defence and Space [Les Mureaux]

SAPHIR-NG is a new generation atmospheric sounder concept based on the existing SAPHIR instrument, onboard Megha-Tropiques, which has been operating since 2011. Its improvements with respect to SAPHIR are presented hereafter, both in terms of scientific objectives and instrumental architecture.

Keywords: SAPHIR; microwave radiometer; water vapor; humidity sounding; hydrometeor profiles; convection

Domains: Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph]; Meteorology

J. Puech, L. Hermozo, Hélène Brogniez, P. Chambon, Rémy Roca, et al.. SAPHIR-NG High Resolution Microwave Sounder: Towards an Enhanced Observation of the Atmosphere. IGARSS 2021 - 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Jul 2021, Brussels, Belgium. pp.7689-7692, ⟨10.1109/IGARSS47720.2021.9554426⟩. ⟨insu-03379050⟩