The airborne Microwave Temperature Profiler (MTP): Instrument characterisation, calibration, and assessment of measurement sensitivity and uncertainties

Mareike Kenntner1, Andreas Fix1, Matthias Jirousek2, Franz Schreier3, Jian Xu4 and Markus Rapp1, (1)German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, (2)German Aerospace Center (DLR), Microwaves and Radar Institute, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, (3)German Aerospace Center (DLR), The Remote Sensing Technology Institute, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, (4)German Aerospace Center (DLR), The Remote Sensing Technology Institute (IMF), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany