Title :
Effect of non-uniform beam-filling on TRMM PR rainfall measurements
Author :
Durden, S.L. ; Haddad, Z.S. ; Kitiyakara, A. ; Li, F.K.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
The authors investigate effects of non-uniform beam-filling on TRMM PR rain retrieval using data from the NASA/JPL Airborne Rain MApping Radar (ARMAR) acquired during TOGA COARE in early 1993. Their approach is to simulate TRMM PR observations using the ARMAR data and compare the radar observables and retrieved rain rate from the simulated PR data with those corresponding to the high-resolution radar measurements
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; meteorological radar; rain; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; ARMAR; TRMM; atmosphere; measurement technique; meteorological radar; nonuniform beam-filling; precipitation radar; radar remote sensing; rain rate; rainfall; retrieval; spaceborne radar; Airborne radar; Antenna measurements; Attenuation; Information retrieval; Radar measurements; Rain; Reflectivity; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3836-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1997.608997
