Site (station location)
Mauna Loa, HI, United States
Instrument Type
Microwave Radiometer
Parameter
Instrument Status
Active
Periods of Activity
1995
–present
Cooperating Institutions
NRL
BC Consulting
U. MA
M&A Directory Entry
G. Nedoluha and R. M. Gomez (NRL), A. Parrish (U. MA) and I. S. Boyd (BC Consulting) — One of two Millitech-built systems; installed in 1995 following testing and intercomparisons at Table Mountain Facility (34.4˚N, 117.7˚W). Participated in intercomparison at Mauna Loa in July 1995. Retrieving profiles from 20 to 64 km from July 1995 to April 1996 and from August 1996 to May 2015. Measurements (20 – 72 km) with a new instrument began in 2016.