CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
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Full Name
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Precipitation Radar
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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JAXA , NASA , NICT
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Maturity
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Low Heritage
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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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HDF-EOS(HDF4)
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Measurements and Applications
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Measures precipitation rate in tropical latitudes.
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Resolution Summary
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Range resolution: 250 m Horizontal resolution: 4.3 km at nadir (post-boost: 5 km)
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Swath Summary
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215 km (post-boost: 245 km) Observable range: from surface to approx 15 km altitude
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Accuracy Summary
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Rainfall rate 0.7 mm/h at storm top
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: 13.796 GHz and 13.802 GHz
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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