Title :
Cloud profiling radar for the CloudSat mission
Author :
Im, Eastwood ; Wu, Chialin ; Durden, Stephen L.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
The cloud profiling radar (CPR) for the upcoming CloudSat mission is a spaceborne 94-GHz nadir-looking radar that measures the power backscattered by clouds as a function of distance from the radar. This sensor is expected to provide cloud measurements at a 500-m vertical resolution and a 1.5-km horizontal resolution. CPR operates in a short-pulse mode and yields measurements at a minimum detectable sensitivity of-28 dBZ.
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; clouds; electromagnetic wave scattering; reflectivity; spaceborne radar; 1.5 km; 500 m; 94 GHz; CloudSat mission; cloud measurement; cloud profiling radar; radar backscatter; radar reflectivity; short-pulse mode; spaceborne radar; Airborne radar; Clouds; Instruments; Noise reduction; Radar antennas; Radar detection; Radar measurements; Reflectivity; Satellites; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2005 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8881-X
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2005.1435874
