The precipitation radar (PR) aboard the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) has demonstrated the feasibility of measuring rainfall from space. A concept for the next step, the Second Generation Precipitation Radar (PR-2), has been developed. The PR-2 will yield improved capabilities and substantially reduced system mass compared to the TRMM PR. However, implementation of the PR-2 concept depends upon the development of several technologies including membrane antennas with inflatable structure, Ka-band phased arrays and real time digital pulse compression. Development is currently underway in these areas. This paper surveys the technologies for the PR-2 and describes developments in each aforementioned area.


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    Title :

    Technologies for the next generation of spaceborne precipitation radars


    Contributors:
    Sadowy, G. (author) / Berkun, A. (author) / Durden, S. (author) / Huang, J. (author) / Im, E. (author) / Lopez, B. (author) / Lou, M. (author) / Rahmat-Samii, Y. (author) / Fan-Yun Liu, (author) / Rengarajan, S. (author)


    Publication date :

    2001-01-01


    Size :

    1552120 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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