Development of spaceborne radar simulator by NICT and JAXA using JMA cloud-resolving model

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1304-1307

  Kubota, Takuji ^a   Eito, Hisaki ^b   Aonashi, Kazumasa ^c   Hashimoto, Akihiro ^c   Iguchi, Toshio ^d   Hanado, Hiroshi ^d   Shimizu, Shuji ^a   Yoshida, Naofumi ^a   Oki, Riko ^a  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

^c METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cloud resolving model; Dual frequency precipitation radar; Global precipitation measurement; Nonuniform beamfilling; Simulation algorithm

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR MEASUREMENT; RADAR SIMULATORS; REMOTE SENSING; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE RESEARCH;

CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; DUAL-FREQUENCY PRECIPITATION RADARS; GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENTS; NONUNIFORM BEAMFILLING; SIMULATION ALGORITHMS;

SPACE-BASED RADAR;

EID: 78650867515     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5649413     Document Type: Conference Paper

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