Title :
Precipitation radar onboard the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRRM) satellite
Author :
Kawanishi, Toneo ; Kuroiwa, Hiroshi ; Kojima, Masahiro ; Oikawa, Koki ; Kozu, Toshiaki ; Kumagai, Hiroshi ; Okamoto, Ken´ichi ; Okumura, Minoru ; Nakatsuka, Hirotaka ; Nishikawa, Katsuhiko
Author_Institution :
Nat. Space Dev. Agency of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The precipitation radar (PR) onboard the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite is the first rain radar to measure precipitation from space. After the successful launch of the TRMM satellite in last November, initial checkout of the PR was conducted for about two months. From this checkout, it was confirmed that in-orbit performances of the PR satisfy the specifications
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; meteorological radar; rain; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; TRMM; Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission; atmosphere; equipment; in-orbit performance; instrument; measurement technique; meteorological radar; precipitation radar; radar remote sensing; rain; rain radar; rainfall; spaceborne radar; Calibration; Extraterrestrial measurements; Power amplifiers; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Rain; Satellites; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.703681
