Abstract
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) (Ku-and Ka-band, or 14 and 35 GHz) provides the capability to resolve the precipitation structure under moderate to heavy precipitation conditions. In this manuscript, the use of near-coincident observations between GPM and the CloudSat Profiling Radar (CPR) (W-band, or 94 GHz) are demonstrated to extend the capability of representing light rain and cold-season precipitation from DPR and the GPM passive microwave constellation sensors. These unique triple-frequency data have opened up applications related to cold-season precipitation, ice microphysics, and light rainfall and surface emissivity effects.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 2264 |
Journal | Remote Sensing |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- CloudSat
- Emissiv-ity
- GPM
- Ice
- Microphysics
- Microwave
- Precipitation
- Radar
- Radiometer
- Snow
- TRMM