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contributor authorAdhikari, Nanda Bikram
contributor authorNakamura, Kenji
date accessioned2017-06-09T14:31:14Z
date available2017-06-09T14:31:14Z
date copyright2002/11/01
date issued2002
identifier issn0739-0572
identifier otherams-2084.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4157112
description abstractA 14/35-GHz dual-wavelength radar is expected to be one of the next-generation spaceborne rain radars. The effect of rain attenuation at higher-frequency (35 GHz) radar with different minimum sensitivities was investigated through simulation. Based on the data taken by a single-wavelength (13.8 GHz) precipitation radar (PR) on board the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite, the frequency distribution of the received power of the shorter-wavelength radar was first calculated through simulation. If the receiver minimum noise threshold is equivalent to about 10 dBZ, the missing fraction of near-surface rain due to attenuation degrading the signal below the noise threshold is about 15% over land and 3% over ocean compared to the PR.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleDetectable Rain Range of Spaceborne Ka-band Radar Estimated from TRMM Precipitation Radar Data
typeJournal Paper
journal volume19
journal issue11
journal titleJournal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
identifier doi10.1175/1520-0426(2002)019<1878:DRROSK>2.0.CO;2
journal fristpage1878
journal lastpage1885
treeJournal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;2002:;volume( 019 ):;issue: 011
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