NASA NTRS · 19890065942
Airborne rain mapping radar
Abstract
An airborne scanning radar system for remote rain mapping is described. The airborne rain mapping radar is composed of two radar frequency channels at 13.8 and 24.1 GHz. The radar is proposed to scan its antenna beam over + or - 20 deg from the antenna boresight; have a swath width of 7 km; a horizontal spatial resolution at nadir of about 500 m; and a range resolution of 120 m. The radar is designed to be applicable for retrieving rainfall rates from 0.1-60 mm/hr at the earth's surface, and for measuring linear polarization signatures and raindrop's fall velocity.
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Wilson, W. J., Parks, G. S., Li, F. K., Im, K. E., Howard, R. J.. 1988-01-01. Airborne rain mapping radar. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19890065942
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