On-orbit test and calibration results of TRMM precipitation radar

Toneo Kawanishi; Hiroshi Kuroiwa; Yoshio Ishido; Toshihiko Umehara; Toshiaki Kozu; Ken'ichi Okamoto

doi:10.1117/12.319505

19 August 1998 On-orbit test and calibration results of TRMM precipitation radar

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

Proceedings Volume 3503, Microwave Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Environment; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319505
Event: Asia-Pacific Symposium on Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Environment, and Space, 1998, Beijing, China

Abstract

Precipitation radar (PR) on-board the Tropical Rainfall measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite is the first rain radar to measure precipitation from space. After the successful launch of the TRMM satellite in last November, initial on- orbit test and calibration of the PR were conducted for about two months. From these tests, it was confirmed that on-orbit performances of the PR are fundamentally coincident with those verified at ground test and satisfy the specifications.

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Toneo Kawanishi, Hiroshi Kuroiwa, Yoshio Ishido, Toshihiko Umehara, Toshiaki Kozu, and Ken'ichi Okamoto "On-orbit test and calibration results of TRMM precipitation radar", Proc. SPIE 3503, Microwave Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Environment, (19 August 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319505

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