MTP Software Notes

MJ Mahoney
Last Revision: February  7, 2011

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