Simulation of Space-borne Radar Observations of Precipitation at Ku and Ka Band
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Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) is poised to be the next generation precipitation observations from space after the TRMM mission. The GPM will carry a dual-frequency precipitation radar (DPR), operating at Ku and Ka band frequencies. Since space-borne precipitation observations have never been done in Ka band before, extensive research work on dualfrequency radar, including electromagnetic wave propagation characteristics from space and retrieval algorithms are essentially required in developing system design, retrievals and instrument performance evaluations. This paper presents a methodology to simulate Ku and Ka band radar observation of precipitation. Index Terms — GPM, DPR, Simulation
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