Title :
Measurement of global precipitation
Author :
Flaming, Gilbert Mark
Author_Institution :
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Program is an international cooperative effort whose objectives are to (a) obtain increased understanding of clouds and rainfall processes, and (b) make frequent rainfall measurements on a global basis. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Japanese Aviation Exploration Agency have entered into a cooperative agreement for the formulation and development of GPM. This agreement is a continuation of the partnership that developed the highly successful Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). NASA has taken lead responsibility for the planning and formulation of GPM. Key elements of the program are discussed in this paper.
Keywords :
clouds; image sensors; microwave imaging; rain; remote sensing by radar; GPM Program; Global Precipitation Measurement; Japanese Aviation Exploration Agency; NASA; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; TRMM; Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission; cloud process; rainfall process/measurement; Clouds; Extraterrestrial measurements; Hydrologic measurements; Instruments; NASA; Phase measurement; Predictive models; Radar imaging; Space vehicles; Weather forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8742-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1368557
