Variable pulse repetition frequency for the Global Precipitation Measurement Project (GPM)

Author

Kobayashi, Satoru ; Iguchi, Toshio

Author_Institution

Commun. Res. Lab., Tokyo, Japan

Volume

41

Issue

7

fYear

2003

fDate

7/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1714

Lastpage

1718

Abstract

Pulse patterns are designed by adopting variable pulse repetition frequency (VPRF) for space missions involving beam scans in the cross-track direction, especially intended for the Global Precipitation Measurement Project (GPM). To cope with large variance in range from a satellite, which is caused by the beam swing and the Earth oblateness, a systematic algorithm is proposed, increasing sampling rates.

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; geophysical signal processing; meteorological radar; radar signal processing; rain; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; 13.6 GHz; 35.5 GHz; EHF; GPM; Global Precipitation Measurement Project; Ka band; Ku band; SHF; beam scan; beam swing; cross-track direction; measurement technique; meteorological radar; pulse pattern; radar remote sensing; rain; rain radar; rainfall; satellite remote sensing; spaceborne radar; systematic algorithm; variable pulse repetition frequency; Earth; Frequency measurement; Pulse measurements; Radar measurements; Radar remote sensing; Sampling methods; Satellites; Space missions; Spaceborne radar; Weather forecasting;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TGRS.2003.813700

Filename

1221849