Title :
Cloud observation with CRL airborne cloud profiling radar (SPIDER)
Author :
Horie, Hiroaki ; Okamoto, Hajime ; Iwasaki, Suginori ; Kumagai, Hiroshi ; Kuroiwa, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Minist. of Posts & Telecommun., Kashima, Japan
Abstract :
Cloud profiling radar can measure global distribution of cloud. Not only the information of the height of cloud tops and bases but also the information of particle shapes and water content (including whether ice or water) are expected. Multiparameter function of radar can be used for such purpose and the precise calibration of radar is necessary. The possibility for usage of sea surface return as an external calibration target is proposed because is stable under known condition of sea state. In addition, results of airborne measurements will be shown
Keywords :
airborne radar; atmospheric techniques; calibration; clouds; meteorological radar; remote sensing by radar; CRL airborne cloud profiling radar; SPIDER; airborne radar; atmosphere; calibration; cloud; external calibration target; global distribution; measurement technique; meteorological radar; radar remote sensing; sea surface return; Airborne radar; Calibration; Clouds; Frequency; Ice; Particle measurements; Pulse measurements; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6359-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.860464
