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Microwave radiometer
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Microwave radiometer (MWR).

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Microwave radiometer
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The primary scientific objective of the microwave radiometer (MWR) is the measurement of atmospheric humidity. Data from the MWR are used in the tropospheric path correction of the radar altimeter signal, which is affected both by atmospheric water vapour and by liquid water.

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