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Airborne rain mapping radarAn airborne scanning radar system for remote rain mapping is described. The airborne rain mapping radar is composed of two radar frequency channels at 13.8 and 24.1 GHz. The radar is proposed to scan its antenna beam over + or - 20 deg from the antenna boresight; have a swath width of 7 km; a horizontal spatial resolution at nadir of about 500 m; and a range resolution of 120 m. The radar is designed to be applicable for retrieving rainfall rates from 0.1-60 mm/hr at the earth's surface, and for measuring linear polarization signatures and raindrop's fall velocity.
Document ID
19890065942
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Wilson, W. J. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Parks, G. S. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Li, F. K. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Im, K. E. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Howard, R. J. (California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Aircraft Instrumentation
Accession Number
89A53313
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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