Modeling and prediction of tropospheric radiopropagation parameters from ground-based multi-channel radiometric measurements between Ka and W band

Radiosounding data and numerical outputs from a cloud-resolving model in conjunction with a Monte Carlo statistical scheme and a radiative transfer algorithm (SNEM) are used to characterize propagation parameters at V- and W-band in Rome, NY, for any meteorological scenario including clear-air, cloudy coverage, stratiform rain and convective precipitation. The analysis aims at exploiting these databases for the design of simple estimators of propagation parameters up to W-band from ground-based microwave radiometers measurements collected in various atmospheric conditions.