Physical and AI-Based Algorithms for Retrieving Cloud Liquid Water and Total Precipitable Water from Microwave Observation
Cloud liquid water (CLW) and total precipitable water (TPW) are two important parameters for weather and climate applications. These parameters are typically retrieved at 23.8 GHz and 31.4 GHz. Historically, the CLW and TPW physical retrievals always required the sea surface temperature (SST) and se...
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| description | Cloud liquid water (CLW) and total precipitable water (TPW) are two important parameters for weather and climate applications. These parameters are typically retrieved at 23.8 GHz and 31.4 GHz. Historically, the CLW and TPW physical retrievals always required the sea surface temperature (SST) and sea surface wind speed (SSW), which are difficult to obtain from conventional measurements. This study employs the multilayer perceptron (MLP) model to retrieve SST and SSW from FY-3F Microwave Radiometer Imager (MWRI) observations. Collocated with ERA5 reanalysis data, the MLP model predicts SST well, with a correlation coefficient of 0.98, the root mean squared error (RMSE) of 1.10, and mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.70 K. For SSW, the correlation coefficient is 0.82, RMSE is 1.80, and MAE is 1.30 m/s, respectively. The SST and SSW parameters derived from MWRI are then used to retrieve CLW and TPW based on the observations from the Microwave Temperature Sounder (MWTS) onboard the FY-3F satellite. The spatial distributions of CLW and TPW derived from this new algorithm agree well with those from ERA5 data. Cloud liquid water (CLW) and total precipitable water (TPW) are crucial parameters for weather and climate applications. The integration of physical and AI-based algorithms enables the retrieval of CLW and TPW directly from FY-3F satellite observations. This approach overcomes the limitations imposed by the need for other data sources, such as ERA5 reanalysis data, and offers distinct advantages in terms of data processing timeliness. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7ad9dae52cd649af9a8fac6fb257ce4c2025-08-20T02:44:56ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922025-02-0117472810.3390/rs17040728Physical and AI-Based Algorithms for Retrieving Cloud Liquid Water and Total Precipitable Water from Microwave ObservationWenxiang Chen0Yang Han1Fuzhong Weng2Hao Hu3Jun Yang4School of Remote Sensing & Geomatics Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, ChinaCMA Earth System Modeling and Prediction Centre (CMEC), China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, ChinaCMA Earth System Modeling and Prediction Centre (CMEC), China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, ChinaCMA Earth System Modeling and Prediction Centre (CMEC), China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, ChinaCMA Earth System Modeling and Prediction Centre (CMEC), China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, ChinaCloud liquid water (CLW) and total precipitable water (TPW) are two important parameters for weather and climate applications. These parameters are typically retrieved at 23.8 GHz and 31.4 GHz. Historically, the CLW and TPW physical retrievals always required the sea surface temperature (SST) and sea surface wind speed (SSW), which are difficult to obtain from conventional measurements. This study employs the multilayer perceptron (MLP) model to retrieve SST and SSW from FY-3F Microwave Radiometer Imager (MWRI) observations. Collocated with ERA5 reanalysis data, the MLP model predicts SST well, with a correlation coefficient of 0.98, the root mean squared error (RMSE) of 1.10, and mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.70 K. For SSW, the correlation coefficient is 0.82, RMSE is 1.80, and MAE is 1.30 m/s, respectively. The SST and SSW parameters derived from MWRI are then used to retrieve CLW and TPW based on the observations from the Microwave Temperature Sounder (MWTS) onboard the FY-3F satellite. The spatial distributions of CLW and TPW derived from this new algorithm agree well with those from ERA5 data. Cloud liquid water (CLW) and total precipitable water (TPW) are crucial parameters for weather and climate applications. The integration of physical and AI-based algorithms enables the retrieval of CLW and TPW directly from FY-3F satellite observations. This approach overcomes the limitations imposed by the need for other data sources, such as ERA5 reanalysis data, and offers distinct advantages in terms of data processing timeliness.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/4/728cloud liquid watertotal precipitable watermicrowave remote sensingmultilayer perceptron |
| spellingShingle | Wenxiang Chen Yang Han Fuzhong Weng Hao Hu Jun Yang Physical and AI-Based Algorithms for Retrieving Cloud Liquid Water and Total Precipitable Water from Microwave Observation Remote Sensing cloud liquid water total precipitable water microwave remote sensing multilayer perceptron |
| title | Physical and AI-Based Algorithms for Retrieving Cloud Liquid Water and Total Precipitable Water from Microwave Observation |
| title_full | Physical and AI-Based Algorithms for Retrieving Cloud Liquid Water and Total Precipitable Water from Microwave Observation |
| title_fullStr | Physical and AI-Based Algorithms for Retrieving Cloud Liquid Water and Total Precipitable Water from Microwave Observation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical and AI-Based Algorithms for Retrieving Cloud Liquid Water and Total Precipitable Water from Microwave Observation |
| title_short | Physical and AI-Based Algorithms for Retrieving Cloud Liquid Water and Total Precipitable Water from Microwave Observation |
| title_sort | physical and ai based algorithms for retrieving cloud liquid water and total precipitable water from microwave observation |
| topic | cloud liquid water total precipitable water microwave remote sensing multilayer perceptron |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/4/728 |
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