# The Microwave Temperature and Humidity Profiler: Description and Preliminary Results
## 6 Conclusions  
In conclusion, the manuscript discusses the development and deployment of MTHP for measuring vertical temperature and humidity profiles. The instrument design and components, including the dual-band receivers, are detailed. The calibration scheme, involving both internal calibration loads and static air temperature readings, is presented along with results from ground-based calibration tests. The manuscript highlights the successful execution of MTHP in the TI3 GER campaign, providing preliminary results that show good agreement between measured and simulated profiles in various flight conditions. The measurements at the 60 GHz complex oxygen band are compared to ARTS-modeled brightness temperature measurements, showing a substantial agreement between both in all angular positions. The potential impact of RFI on the measurements is also presented, stressing the importance of reviewing and protecting radiometric bands used for atmospheric research. Overall, the MTHP presents a valuable tool for future atmospheric research projects, contributing to our understanding of the Planetary Boundary Layer and its role in the Earth system. Conceptualization, B.H.L., J.F.M.-M. and X.B.-L.; methodology, J.F.M.-M., X.B.-L., O.P. and P.P.K. ; software, J.F.M.-M., O.P. and B.H.L. ; validation, X.B.-L., S.T.B., A.B.T., M.O. and S.M. ; formal analysis, J.F.M.-M.; investigation, X.B.-L., O.P. and P.P.K. ; resources, X.B.-L., P.P.K., S.T.B. and A.B.T. ; data curation, J.F.M.-M.; writing--original draft preparation, J.F.M.-M. and X.B.-L.; writing--review and editing, O.P., P.P.K., A.B.T., M.O., S.M., S.T.B. and B.H.L. ; visualization, J.F.M.-M.; supervision, X.B.-L., S.T.B. and P.P.K. ; project administration, X.B.-L., P.P.K. and B.H.L. ; funding acquisition, B.H.L., X.B.-L. and P.P.K. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. This research was conducted at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). * [PERSON] et al. (2007) [PERSON]; [PERSON]; [PERSON]; [PERSON]; [PERSON]; [PERSON] Observations of Tropical Cyclones with a 60, 118 and 183 GHz Microwave Sounder. In Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Barcelona, Spain, 23-28 July 2007; pp. 3317-3320. [CrossRef]
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