• DocumentCode
    1884302
  • Title

    Proto-flight test of the Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar for the Global Precipitation Measurement

  • Author

    Furukawa, Kinji ; Kojima, Masahiro ; Miura, Takeshi ; Hyakusoku, Yasutoshi ; Iguchi, Toshio ; Hanado, Hiroshi ; Nakagawa, Katsuhiro ; Okumura, Minoru

  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    24-29 July 2011
  • Firstpage
    1279
  • Lastpage
    1282
  • 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 objectives, technical performance, resource allocation, preliminary design, development model test, critical design and proto-flight test (PFT) of the DPR instrument. The DPR system PFT will be completed in 2011. After completion of all PFT, the DPR instrument will be verified as a space borne radar.
  • Keywords
    atmospheric precipitation; meteorological instruments; DPR instrument; DPR system; GPM core satellite; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; dual-frequency precipitation radar; global precipitation measurement; proto-flight test; space borne radar; Extraterrestrial measurements; Radar measurements; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar; DPR; GPM; KaPR; KuPR; PFT;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2011 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Vancouver, BC
  • ISSN
    2153-6996
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1003-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049433
  • Filename
    6049433