DocumentCode :
2851378
Title :
Early Results on Cloud Profiling Radar Post-launch Calibration and Operations
Author :
Im, Eastwood ; Durden, Stephen L. ; Tanelli, Simone ; Pak, Kyung
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
fYear :
2006
fDate :
July 31 2006-Aug. 4 2006
Firstpage :
93
Lastpage :
96
Abstract :
The cloud profiling radar (CPR), the primary science instrument of the CloudSat Mission, is a 94-GHz nadir- looking radar that measures the power backscattered by clouds as a function of distance from the radar. This instrument will acquire a global time series of vertical cloud structure at 500-m vertical resolution and 1.4-km horizontal resolution. CPR will operate in a short-pulse mode and will yield measurements at a minimum detectable sensitivity of -28 dBZ.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; atmospheric measuring apparatus; calibration; clouds; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; CPR operations; CPR post launch calibration; Cloud Profiling Radar; CloudSat Mission; cloud backscattered power; frequency 94 GHz; nadir looking radar; short pulse mode operation; vertical cloud structure global time series; Airborne radar; Calibration; Clouds; Extraterrestrial measurements; Ice; Optical scattering; Radar measurements; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; Water;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2006. IGARSS 2006. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9510-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2006.29
Filename :
4241176
Link To Document :
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