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This study further determines solar intrusion as the root cause of the anomalous pattern problem. According to our analysis, solar illumination is constantly observed during each orbit near the satellite terminator, causing anomalous changes in Cw and Tw, characterized by sudden and abnormal increases typically for more than 16 min. The resultant maximum antenna temperature errors due to abnormal increases in Cw are approximately in the range from 0.15 K to 0.25 K, while the maximum errors due to the abnormal increase in Tw are in the range from 0.04 K to 0.07 K, varying with orbit, season, and channel. The time shift feature is characterized with a changeable time lag with the season in the Tw orbital cycle in comparison with the Cw cycle. The longest time lag up to about 18 min occurs in summer through early fall, while the time lag can be decreased down to about 9 min in winter through early spring. 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