CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- CPR (EarthCARE)
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Full Name
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Cloud Profiling Radar (EarthCARE)
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Status
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Being developed
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Instrument Agencies
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JAXA , 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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Nadir-viewing
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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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No Access
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Data Format
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HDF5
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Measurements and Applications
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Measurement of cloud properties, light precipitation, vertical motion.
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Resolution Summary
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Range resolution: 500m (100m sample)
Horizontal resolution: 800m (500m sample)
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: 94 GHz
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| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| W-Band (94 GHz) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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