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High altitude airborne remote sensing mission using the advanced microwave precipitation radiometer (AMPR)The advanced microwave precipitation radiometer (AMPR) is an airborne multichannel imaging radiometer used to better understand how the earth's climate structure works. Airborne data results from the October 1990 Florida thunderstorm mission in Jacksonville, FL, are described. AMPR data on atmospheric precipitation in mesoscale storms were retrieved at 10.7, 19.35, 37.1, and 85.5 GHz onboard the ER-2 aircraft at an altitude of 20 km. AMPR's three higher-frequency data channels were selected to operate at the same frequencies as the spaceborne special sensor microwave/imager (SSM/I) presently in orbit. AMPR uses two antennas to receive the four frequencies: the lowest frequency channel uses a 9.7-in aperture lens antennas, while the three higher-frequency channels share a separate 5.3-in aperture lens antenna. The radiometer's temperature resolution performance is summarized.
Document ID
19920052269
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Galliano, J.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Platt, R. H.
(Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States)
Spencer, Roy
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Hood, Robbie
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1991
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Meeting Information
Meeting: IGARSS ''91: Annual International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Location: Espoo
Country: Finland
Start Date: June 3, 1991
End Date: June 6, 1991
Accession Number
92A34893
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-37142
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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