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Changes in the TRMM Version-5 and Version-6 Precipitation Radar Products due to Orbit Boost
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Liao, Liang |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | The performance of the version-5 and version-6 Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Precipitation Radar (PR) products before and after the satellite orbit boost is assessed through a series of comparisons with Weather Surveillance Radar (WSR)-88D ground-based radar in Melbourne, Florida. Analysis of the comparisons of radar reflectivity near the storm top from the ground radar and both versions of the PR indicates that the PR bias relative to the WSR radar at Melbourne is on the order of 1dB for both preand post-boost periods, indicating that the PR products maintain accurate calibration after the orbit boost. Comparisons with the WSR-88D near-surface reflectivity factors indicate that both versions of the PR products accurately correct for attenuation in stratiform rain. However, in convective rain, both versions exhibit negative biases in the near-surface radar reflectivity with version-6 products having larger negative biases than version-5. Rain rate comparisons between the ground and space radars show similar characteristics. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20100020144.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20100020144.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Acid Rain Boost Immunoprecipitation Large Radar Tropical pyomyositis Version Waist-to-height ratio Words or Percentages for Weather Forecast |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
