Title :
Cloud profiling radar on earthcare satellite
Author :
Takahashi, Nobuhiro ; Kimura, Toshiyoshi ; Ohno, Yuichi ; Horie, Hiroaki ; Nakatsuka, Hirotaka ; Sato, Kenji ; Sakaide, Yasuo ; Okada, Kazuyuki ; Kumagai, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Japan
Abstract :
The design and current status of EarthCARE/CPR are described in this report. Basic design of CPR will be confirmed in this year, and engineering model development and testing will be done this year and the next year. In parallel with the development activity of CPR, algorithm development activity is in progress. The data from CPR is expected to contribute to reveal the detailed information of clouds and to the studies on global warming. It is also expected the continuation of cloud observation from CloudSat data that was launched in 2006[4].
Keywords :
artificial satellites; clouds; geophysical equipment; remote sensing by radar; AD 2006; CloudSat data; EarthCARE satellite; algorithm development; cloud profiling radar; engineering model development; testing; Aerosols; Clouds; Doppler measurements; Doppler radar; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Ice; Reflector antennas; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; Cloud profiling radar; Doppler measurement; spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
ICCAS-SICE, 2009
Conference_Location :
Fukuoka
Print_ISBN :
978-4-907764-34-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-4-907764-33-3
