The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), an integral part of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth, is the first satellite dedicated to measuring tropical rainfall. TRMM will contribute to an understanding of the mechanisms through which tropical rainfall influences global circulation and climate. Goddard Space Flight Center's (GSFC) Flight Projects Directorate is responsible for establishing a Project Office for the TRMM to manage, coordinate, and integrate the various organizations involved in the development and operation of this complex satellite. The TRMM observatory, the largest ever developed and built inhouse at GSFC, includes state-of-the-art hardware. It will carry five scientific instruments designed to determine the rate of rainfall and the total rainfall occurring between the north and south latitudes of 35 deg. As a secondary science objective, TRMM will also measure the Earth's radiant energy budget and lightning.
Program Control on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
1994
16 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Meteorological Data Collection, Analysis, & Weather , Research Program Administration & Technology Transfer , Atmospheric circulation , Earth atmosphere , Mission planning , Rain , Satellite observation , Satellite-borne instruments , Tropical meteorology , Tropical regions , Weather forecasting , Climate change , Climate models , Energy budgets , Lightning , Meteorological satellites , Nasa programs , Radiant flux density
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