• DocumentCode
    804717
  • Title

    Cloud profiling radar for the CloudSat mission

  • Author

    Im, Eastwood ; Wu, Chialin ; Durden, Stephen L.

  • Author_Institution
    Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    15
  • Lastpage
    18
  • 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 will operate in a short-pulse mode and will yield measurements at a minimum detectable sensitivity of -28 dBZ.
  • Keywords
    atmospheric measuring apparatus; clouds; meteorological radar; spaceborne radar; 94 GHz; CloudSat mission; cloud measurements; cloud profiling radar; nadir-looking radar; short-pulse mode; Airborne radar; Clouds; Frequency; Instruments; Radar antennas; Radar detection; Radar measurements; Reflectivity; Satellites; Spaceborne radar;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8985
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAES.2005.1581095
  • Filename
    1581095
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=804717