On-orbit test and calibration results of TRMM precipitation radar

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3503, Issue , 1998, Pages 94-101

  Kawanishi, Toneo ^a   Kuroiwa, Hiroshi ^a   Ishido, Yoshio ^a   Umehara, Toshihiko ^a   Kozu, Toshiaki ^b   Okamoto, Ken'ichi ^b  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active phased array; Active radar calibrator; Precipitation radar; Radar calibration; TRMM

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ORBITS; RAIN; WEATHER SATELLITES;

ACTIVE RADAR CALIBRATORS;

RADAR;

EID: 0037734086     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.319505     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (3)

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2. T.Kawanishi, et al., "TRMM precipitation radar", IGARSS'93, 1993.
3. K.Oikawa, et al., "Development Results of TRMM Precipitation Radar", IGARSS'97, 1997.