Title :
CloudSat: The Cloud Profiling Radar Mission
Author :
Im, Eastwood ; Durden, Stephen L. ; Tanelli, Simone
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
The cloud profiling radar (CPR), the primary science instrument of the CloudSat mission, is a 94-GHz nadir-looking radar that measures the power backscattered by clouds as a function of distance from the radar. This instrument will acquire a global time series of vertical cloud structure at 500-m vertical resolution and 1.4-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 techniques; backscatter; clouds; radar resolution; spaceborne radar; time series; 1.4 km; 500 m; 94 GHz; CPR; CloudSat; backscattering; cloud profiling radar mission; distance measurement; science instrument; short-pulse mode; time series; Aerosols; Airborne radar; Atmospheric measurements; Clouds; Extraterrestrial measurements; Radar detection; Radar measurements; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; Water; Cloud; backscatter; calibration; radar; reflectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Radar, 2006. CIE '06. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9582-4
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9583-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICR.2006.343540
