Title :
Preliminary results of Ishigaki/Miyako campaign experiment for TRMM (IMCET)
Author :
Hanado, Hiroshi ; Satoh, Sinsuke ; Takahashi, Nobuhiro ; Iguchi, Toshio ; Kozu, Toshiaki ; Nakamura, Kenji
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Kashima Space Res. Center, Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
Discusses a campaign experiment for TRMM PR validation (IMCET) conducted on the Pacific Ocean around Ishigaki island and Miyako island in the south-west part of Japan from May to July in 1998. In this paper, the plan of IMCET is introduced, and a new dual-beam antenna for the CRL Airborne Multiparameter Precipitation Radar (CAMPR-D) is described
Keywords :
airborne radar; meteorological radar; microwave antennas; multibeam antennas; radar antennas; rain; remote sensing by radar; AD 1998 05 to 07; CAMPR-D; CRL Airborne Multiparameter Precipitation Radar; IMCET; Ishigaki island; Ishigaki/Miyako campaign experiment for TRMM; Miyako island; Pacific Ocean; TRMM PR validation; dual-beam antenna; Airborne radar; Doppler radar; Frequency; Infrared sensors; Oceans; Radar antennas; Rain; Space vector pulse width modulation; Spaceborne radar; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.699568
