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Instrument: PR
Instrument details
Acronym
PR
Full name
Precipitation Radar
Purpose
Vertical profile of precipitation
Short description
One frequency, 13.8 GHz. Sensitivity: 0.7 mm/h
Background
New development
Scanning Technique
Electronic scanning, planar array of 128 elements, swath 215 km
Resolution
Horizontal 4.3 km, vertical 250 m (blind to the lowest ~ 150 m)
Coverage / Cycle
Intertropical coverage 1 to 2 times/day depending on latitude (best coverage at 15°N and 15°S)
Mass
465 kg
Power
250 W
Data Rate
93.2 kbps
Providing Agency
JAXA
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
1998 to 2015-04-01
Last update:
2012-07-13
Detailed characteristics
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Instrument classification
Earth observation instrument Active and radio-occultation sensor Cloud and precipitation radar
WIGOS Subcomponents
No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives Cloud drop effective radius Cloud ice Cloud ice Total Column Cloud ice effective radius Cloud liquid water (CLW) Cloud liquid water (CLW) total column Freezing level height in clouds Melting layer depth in clouds Precipitation (liquid or solid) Precipitation intensity at surface (liquid or solid)
Secondary mission objectives Accumulated precipitation (over 24 h) Show all Show fewer
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
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