Title :
Development of the spaceborne Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar for the Global Precipitation Measurement mission
Author :
Senbokuva, Y. ; Satoh, Shinsuke ; Furukawa, Kinji ; Koiima, M. ; Hanado, Hiroshi ; Takahashi, Nobuhiro ; Iguchi, Toshio ; Nakamur, Kenji
Author_Institution :
GPM/DPR Project Team, Japan Aerosp. Exploration Agency, Tsukuba
Abstract :
The Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) installed on the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) core satellite is being developed by JAXA and NICT. This paper describes the mission objectives, the precipitation measurement method and techniques, and the construction of the DPR
Keywords :
airborne radar; artificial satellites; atmospheric precipitation; atmospheric techniques; meteorological radar; Global Precipitation Measurement; JAXA; NICT; artificial satellite; precipitation measurement; spaceborne Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency measurement; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Radiometers; Rain; Satellite broadcasting; Sea measurements; Snow; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8742-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1370481
