As a part of the feasibility study of the satellite-borne rain radar for the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), quantitative estimation of the effects of surface clutter on rain measurement is made for clutter coming from the sea surface. The sea clutter interference discussed includes that entering through the pulse compression range sidelobe and that through the antenna sidelobe. Calculations are made for the proposed dual frequency radar operating at 13.8 and 24.15 GHz. It is found that sea clutter received through the range sidelobe can considerably interfere with rainfall measurements up to several mm/h at 13.8 GHz, while interference through the antenna sidelobe is not so significant, only affecting the measurements of very weak rainfall below several tenths of mm/h.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff über TIB

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    A feasibility study of rain radar for the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission. Effects of surface clutter on rain measurements from satellite


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Eine Durchfuehrbarkeitsuntersuchung ueber das Regenradar fuer die Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission. Auswirkungen der Oberflaechen-Stoerflecken auf die Regenmessungen vom Satelliten aus


    Beteiligte:
    Manabe, T. (Autor:in) / Ihara, T. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1988


    Format / Umfang :

    19 Seiten, 9 Quellen


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch