TRMM precipitation radar: calibration and data collection strategies

Author

Kozu, Toshiaki ; Kawanishi, Toneo ; Oshimura, Koichi ; Satake, Makoto ; Kumagai, Hiroshi

Author_Institution

Nat. Space Dev. Agency of Japan, Tokyo, Japan

Volume

4

fYear

1994

fDate

8-12 Aug 1994

Firstpage

2215

Abstract

The strategy of TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR) calibration, including an external calibration scheme which employs active radar calibrators (ARCs) together with a special PR antenna scanning method, is discussed. This paper also covers data collection and processing schemes of the PR which were determined based upon scientific requirements and requirements of external calibration and onboard performance monitoring. Through the calibration, data collection and processing, the PR measurement is expected to provide a dataset which is valuable not only to obtain a reliable rainfall statistics but also detailed tropical storm properties

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; calibration; meteorological radar; radar applications; radar imaging; rain; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; storms; ARC; TRMM precipitation radar; active radar calibrator; antenna scanning method; atmosphere meteorology; calibration; data collection; measurement technique; radar remote sensing; rain rainfall; telemetry; tropical storm; Antenna measurements; Calibration; Extraterrestrial measurements; Monitoring; Radar antennas; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Rain; Spaceborne radar; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International

Conference_Location

Pasadena, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1497-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399696

Filename

399696