Cloud profiling radar for the CloudSat mission |
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| Authors: | Im E Wu C Durden SL |
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| Institution: | Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA, USA; |
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| Abstract: | The Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR) for the upcoming CloudSat Mission is a spaceborne 94-GHz nadir-looking radar that measures the power backscattered by clouds as a function of distance from the radar. This sensor is expected to provide cloud measurements at a 500-m vertical resolution and a 1.5 km horizontal resolution. CPR will operate in a short-pulse mode and will yield measurements at a minimum detectable sensitivity of -28 dBZ. |
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