Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The Cloud Profiling Radar is the key science instrument for the CloudSat Mission to acquire a global data set of vertical atmospheric cloud structure and its variability. CPR is a 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.
Keywords:
Communications and Radar
Type:
23rd IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS); Jul 09, 2001 - Jul 13, 2001; Sydney; Australia|Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS International; 2; 691-693
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