Research Article
Retrieval of Layer Averaged Relative Humidity Profiles from MHS Observations over Tropical Region
Table 4
Testing of Algorithms with TIL.
| Local inc. angle (degree) | MHS Algorithm | Retrieval errors of layer-average RH (RH in %) | Profile RMSS | (simulated data = 12296) (isolated layers) | 1000–850 hPa | 850–700 hPa | 700–550 hPa | 550–400 hPa | 400–250 hPa | 250–100 hPa |
| 0 | NORM | 14.94 | 16.71 | 12.25 | 6.06 | 6.19 | 12.83 | 12.19 | WVD | 12.35 | 12.35 | 10.40 | 5.59 | 5.33 | 12.12 | 10.16 |
| 25 | NORM | 14.78 | 16.52 | 12.50 | 5.94 | 6.26 | 12.68 | 12.13 | WVD | 12.38 | 12.40 | 10.56 | 5.49 | 5.32 | 12.01 | 10.18 |
| 50 | NORM | 14.93 | 16.11 | 12.30 | 5.81 | 6.44 | 12.35 | 11.98 | WVD | 12.51 | 12.70 | 10.81 | 5.32 | 5.31 | 11.65 | 10.22 |
| Swath performance | NORM | 12.10 | WVD | 10.19 | Imp. (%) | 15.83 |
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