Remote sensing of precipitation by weather radar system at space station
Abstract
A space station is considered as the ideal vehicle for a spaceborne weather radar, in virtue of its ability to accomodate an exceptionally large aperture X-band antenna and supply the power levels required for adequate operation. The space station envisioned will orbit at an altitude of 500 km, and can be developed in two distinct stages. The first stage will employ a single beam, dual frequency scanning radar, whose rainfall observation test results can be used in the design of the second stage, 'push-broom' scan multibeam antenna.
- Publication:
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21st Conference on Radar Meteorology
- Pub Date:
- 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983rame.conf..263O
- Keywords:
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- Meteorological Radar;
- Precipitation (Meteorology);
- Remote Sensing;
- Space Based Radar;
- Space Stations;
- Atmospheric Temperature;
- Climate;
- Cloud Photography;
- Clutter;
- Radar Antennas;
- Rain;
- Superhigh Frequencies;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering