System concept for the next-generation spaceborne precipitation radars

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn 5, Issue , 2000, Pages 151-158

  Im, E ^a   Durden, S L ^a   Sadowy, G ^a   Berkun, A ^a   Huang, J ^a   Lou, M ^a   Lopez, B C ^a   Rahmat Samii, Y ^a   Rengarajan, S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; LAUNCHING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; SIGNAL DETECTION;

GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MISSION; NEXT GENERATION SPACEBORNE PRECIPITATION RADARS; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION SATELLITE;

WEATHER SATELLITES;

EID: 0034432169     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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