Xu et al. (2026) Independent Validation of Total Precipitable Water from Morphed Integrated Microwave Imagery at CIMSS: A Global Study Using GNSS and Radiosonde Measurements

Identification

• Journal: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
• Year: 2026
• Date: 2026-01-01
• Authors: Jiafei Xu, Zhizhao Liu, Anthony Wimmers, Christopher Velden
• DOI: 10.1109/tgrs.2026.3656168

Research Groups

• Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)

Short Summary

This paper focuses on the independent validation of Total Precipitable Water (TPW) derived from Morphed Integrated Microwave Imagery, conducting a global study using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and radiosonde measurements as reference data.

Objective

• To independently validate Total Precipitable Water (TPW) obtained from Morphed Integrated Microwave Imagery at CIMSS through a global study utilizing GNSS and radiosonde measurements.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: Global
• Temporal Scale: Not specified in the provided text.

Methodology and Data

• Models used: The study validates a product derived from "Morphed Integrated Microwave Imagery" (MIMIC-TPW).
• Data sources: GNSS measurements, Radiosonde measurements, Morphed Integrated Microwave Imagery.

Main Results

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Contributions

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Funding

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Citation

@article{Xu2026Independent,
  author = {Xu, Jiafei and Liu, Zhizhao and Wimmers, Anthony and Velden, Christopher},
  title = {Independent Validation of Total Precipitable Water from Morphed Integrated Microwave Imagery at CIMSS: A Global Study Using GNSS and Radiosonde Measurements},
  journal = {IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1109/tgrs.2026.3656168},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.2026.3656168}
}