Research Article

Retrieval of Layer Averaged Relative Humidity Profiles from MHS Observations over Tropical Region

Table 2

Correlation coefficient between TOLs and TILs and brightness temperature of three MHS channels.

Channel frequency (GHz)Correlation coefficient ( )
TOLTIL
(1000–550)
hPa
(1000–400)
hPa
(850–400)
hPa
(850–250)
hPa
(700–250)
hPa
(700–100)
hPa
(550–100)
hPa
(1000–850)
hPa
(850–700)
hPa
(700–550)
hPa
(550–400)
hPa
(400–250)
hPa
(250–100)
hPa

190.310.60.70.70.80.70.50.50.30.40.60.70.50.2
180.310.40.60.70.90.90.80.80.10.30.60.80.90.4
182.310.60.80.80.90.90.70.60.10.40.70.80.70.2