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  • 2001 - IEEE Fellow For theoretical and experimental contributions to the development of radiometers for atmospheric water vapor and temperature profiling.

Overview

Ed R. Westwater is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States.

They have been recognized as an IEEE Fellow since 2001 for their theoretical and experimental contributions to the development of radiometers used for atmospheric water vapor and temperature profiling.

While specific details about publications, co-authors, and research topics are not listed, their professional recognition reflects a specialization in atmospheric sciences, with a focus on radiometric technology related to environmental monitoring.

Best Publications

  • Radiometric profiling of temperature, water vapor and cloud liquid water using various inversion methods

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  • Analysis and improvement of tipping calibration for ground-based microwave radiometers

    Yong Han;E.R. Westwater

  • A Steerable Dual-Channel Microwave Radiometer for Measurement of Water Vapor and Liquid in the Troposphere

    D. C. Hogg;F. O. Guiraud;J. B. Snider;M. T. Decker

  • The accuracy of water vapor and cloud liquid determination by dual‐frequency ground‐based microwave radiometry

    Ed R. Westwater

  • Assimilation of Precipitable Water Measurements into a Mesoscale Numerical Model

    Ying-Hwa Kuo;Yong-Run Guo;Ed R. Westwater

  • Experimental Evaluation of Ground-Based Microwave Radiometric Sensing of Atmospheric Temperature and Water Vapor Profiles

    M. T. Decker;E. R. Westwater;F. O. Guiraud

  • Analysis of integrated cloud liquid and precipitable water vapor retrievals from microwave radiometers during the Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean project

    Ed R. Westwater;Yong Han;Matthew D. Shupe;Sergey Y. Matrosov

  • Ground-based radiometric observations of atmospheric emission and attenuation at 20.6, 31.65, and 90.0 GHz: a comparison of measurements and theory

    E.R. Westwater;J.B. Snider;M.J. Falls

  • Thermodynamic Atmospheric Profiling During the 2010 Winter Olympics Using Ground-Based Microwave Radiometry

    D. Cimini;E. Campos;R. Ware;S. Albers

  • The ARM program's water vapor intensive observation periods - Overview, initial accomplishments, and future challenges

    H. E. Revercomb;D. D. Turner;D. D. Turner;D. C. Tobin;R. O. Knuteson

  • An Automatic Profiler of the Temperature, Wind and Humidity in the Troposphere.

    D. C. Hogg;M. T. Decker;F. O. Guiraud;K. B. Earnshaw

  • Ground-Based Passive Microwave Profiling during Dynamic Weather Conditions

    K. R. Knupp;T. Coleman;D. Phillips;R. Ware

  • Remote Sensing of Tropospheric Water Vapor and Cloud Liquid Water by Integrated Ground-Based Sensors

    Yong Han;E. R. Westwater

  • Winter Icing and Storms Project (WISP).

    Roy Rasmussen;Marcia Politovich;John Marwitz;Wayne Sand

  • Columnar water vapor retrievals from multifilter rotating shadowband radiometer data

    Mikhail D. Alexandrov;Beat Schmid;David D. Turner;Brian Cairns

  • Ship-based liquid water path estimates in marine stratocumulus

    Paquita Zuidema;Edgeworth R. Westwater;Chris Fairall;Duane Hazen

  • Remote Sensing of Boundary Layer Temperature Profiles by a Scanning 5-mm Microwave Radiometer and RASS: Comparison Experiments

    E. R. Westwater;Y. Han;V. G. Irisov;V. Leuskiy

  • An assessment of microwave absorption models and retrievals of cloud liquid water using clear‐sky data

    Roger T. Marchand;Thomas P. Ackerman;Ed R. Westwater;Shepard A. Clough

  • A Review of Ground-Based Remote Sensing of Temperature and Moisture by Passive Microwave Radiometers

    Jan I. H. Askne;Ed R. Westwater

  • Application of Backus-Gilbert Inversion Technique to Determination of Aerosol Size Distributions from Optical Scattering Measurements

    E R Westwater;A Cohen

  • Remote sensing of boundary-layer temperature profiles by a scanning 5-mm microwave radiometer and RASS: a comparison experiment

    E.R. Westwater;Y. Han;V.G. Irisov;V. Leuskiy

Frequent Co-Authors

David D. Turner
David D. Turner National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Nazzareno Pierdicca
Nazzareno Pierdicca Sapienza University of Rome
Frank S. Marzano
Frank S. Marzano Sapienza University of Rome
Jothiram Vivekanandan
Jothiram Vivekanandan National Center for Atmospheric Research
Beat Schmid
Beat Schmid Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Norman C. Grody
Norman C. Grody National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Robert O. Knuteson
Robert O. Knuteson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Martti Hallikainen
Martti Hallikainen Aalto University
Roy Rasmussen
Roy Rasmussen National Center for Atmospheric Research
Douglas Vandemark
Douglas Vandemark University of New Hampshire

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