The paper develops a passive sub-millimeter atmospheric profile and precipitation retrievals algorithm for Microwave Humidity and Temperature Sounder (MWHTS) onboard the Chinese Feng Yu n 3C (FY-3C) satellite. The retrieval algorithm employs a number of neural network estimators trained and evaluated using the validated global reference physical model NCEP/WRF/ARTS, and works for land and seawater with latitude between -30 to 30 degree. To simply the calculation procedure and save the training time, principle component analysis was adapted to filter out the redundancy caused by scanning angle and surface effects, as well as system noise. NCEP data per 6 hours are downloaded to run the Weather Research and Forecast model WRF, and derive the typical precipitation data from the whole world. The Atmospheric Radiative Transfer Simulator ARTS is feasible for performing simulations of atmospheric radiative transfer.
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