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Next-Generation Spaceborne Cloud Profiling RadarsOne of the instruments recommended for deployment on the Aerosol/Cloud/Echosystems (ACE) mission is a new advanced Cloud Profiling Radar (ACE-CPR). The atmospheric sciences community has initiated the effort to define the scientific requirements for this instrument. Initial studies focusing on system configuration, performance and feasibility start from the successful experience of the Cloud Profiling Radar on CloudSat Mission (CS-CPR), the first 94-GHz nadir-looking spaceborne radar which has been acquiring global time series of vertical cloud structure since June 2, 2006. In this paper we address the significance of CloudSat's accomplishments in regards to the design and development of radars for future cloud profiling missions such as EarthCARE and ACE.
Document ID
20150008652
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Tanelli, Simone
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Durden, Stephen L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Im, Eastwood
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Heymsfield, Gerald M.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Racette, Paul
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Starr, Dave O.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
May 20, 2015
Publication Date
May 4, 2009
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: IEEE Radar Conference, 2009
Location: Pasadena, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: May 4, 2009
End Date: May 8, 2009
Sponsors: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
CloudSat
ACE
EarthCARE
cloud radar

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