CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- JAXA Ku-Band Doppler Radar
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Full Name
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Precipitation Measuring Mission
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Status
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Being developed
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Instrument Agencies
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JAXA , NASA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Cloud profile and rain radars 
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Geometry
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Cross-track scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Cloud and precipitation radar
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Sampling
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Other
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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TBD
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Measurements and Applications
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Precipitation profiling and mapping with nadir Doppler information for convective dynamics
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Resolution Summary
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5 km horizontal, 500 m vertical for Doppler (nadir) and high-density modes (near nadir), 250 m vertical normal mode (off nadir)
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Swath Summary
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255 km
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: 13.6 GHz (Ku band)
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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