MTP Software Notes

MJ Mahoney
Last Revision: June 19, 2008

Contents

MTP Data Analysis Software

  • Overview
  • Nomenclature and Abbreviations
  • MTP File Structure
  • MTP Program Documentation
  • MTP Module Documentation (Password Protected)
  • MTP Program Algorithms
  • Radiosonde Launch Site Notes

    • MTP Pre-Campaign and Campaign Activities

    1. Measuring and Modelling the IF Bandpass
    2. Calibrate Platinum RTDs
    3. Determine Instrument Pointing Offsets
    4. Setup Analysis Software for New Campaign
    5. Add Data for Each Flight
    6. Check Flight Performance

    MTP Post-Campaign Data Analysis

    1. Substitute NAV Pressure and Temperature
    2. Calibrate Platinum RTDs
    3. Do Retrievals with Null OATnavCOR and WCT
    4. Download a radiosonde data base
    5. Find radiosondes launched near the aircraft flight track
    6. Fill in LR1, LR2 and Zb in MISSION_RAOBrange.txt
    7. Determine OATnavCOR
    8. Determine the Window Correction Table
    9. Select template profiles for calulating retrieval coefficients
    10. Select Radiosondes to Calculate Retrieval Coefficients
    11. Determine Flight Levels that RCs should be calculated at
    12. Calculate Retrieval Coefficient Sets
    13. Repeat Retrievals with Non-Zero Values of OATnavCOR and WCT
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