Paper Info
Title
Development of level 1 algorithm of Dual Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) for the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)
Abstract
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission consists of the GPM core Observatory (satellite) and the constellation satellites. The GPM core Observatory launched at 3:37 on February 28, 2014 (JST) from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. It carries the Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) and the GPM Microwave Imager (GMI). The DPR consists of Ku-band precipitation radar (KuPR) and Ka-band precipitation radar (KaPR). These radars have developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) [1] and GMI has developed by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The DPR level 1 algorithm has been developed by the JAXA. The main roles of level 1 algorithm are limit check for fatal and caution incidents, orbital cut and calculation of geometric information and transformation for engineering value. JAXA also has the responsibility of calibration of the DPR. The calibration methods have two types. One is the internal calibration with onboard calibration system, and the other is the external calibration with Active Radar Calibrator (ARC). These calibrations will carry out densely by the public data release. This paper describes the concepts of the level 1 algorithm and the calibration methods.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6947609
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Keywords
Field
DocType
atmospheric precipitation,atmospheric techniques,calibration,meteorological radar,remote sensing by radar,Active Radar Calibrator,DPR level 1 algorithm,Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar,GPM Microwave Imager,GPM core Observatory,Global Precipitation Measurement mission,Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency,Ka-band precipitation radar,Ku-band precipitation radar,National Aeronautics and Space Administration,National Institute of Information and Communications Technology,Tanegashima Space Center,calibration methods,constellation satellites,engineering value,external calibration,geometric information,internal calibration,onboard calibration system,orbital cut,public data release,DPR,GPM,algorithm,calibration
Radar,Meteorology,Aerospace,Observatory,Global Precipitation Measurement,Satellite,Computer science,Remote sensing,Algorithm,Constellation,Calibration,Precipitation
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
2153-6996
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Masaki, T.100.34
Kubota, T.200.68
Riko Oki3128.21
Masahiro Kojima42610.02