TRMM rainfall algorithm development

Author

Kummerow, Christian

Author_Institution

Lab. for Atmos., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

18-21 Aug 1993

Firstpage

419

Abstract

This paper categorizes the algorithms which are being developed for the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). The discussion includes algorithms which utilize the active and passive microwave sensors as well as the combination of all rain sensors on TRMM and beyond to an algorithm which considers the TRMM satellite in conjunction with other satellites. The rapid development of algorithms coupled with the limited resources of the data system, however, impose certain limitations upon the type and number of algorithms which will be applied to the data early in the mission

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; geophysical techniques; radiometry; rain; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; TRMM; TRMM rainfall algorithm; Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission; algorithm; atmosphere; measurement technique; meteorological radar remote sensing; microwave radiometry; passive microwave; rain; satellite method; Electromagnetic heating; Geophysical measurements; Instruments; Laboratories; Microwave radiometry; Microwave sensors; Rain; Satellite broadcasting; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1240-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322588

Filename

322588