CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - DAR (INCUS) -
Full Name Dynamic Atmospheric Radar Status Being developed
Instrument Agencies NASA Maturity
Instrument Type Cloud profile and rain radars Geometry Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology Cloud and precipitation radar Sampling Imaging
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Measures time-differenced profiles of radar reflectivity for convective mass flux
Resolution Summary 3.5 km horizontal resolution, 250 m vertical resolution
[Best Resolution: 3500m]
Swath Summary 11 km using 5-scanning beams
[Max Swath: 11 km]
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary Ka-band (center frequency: 35.75 and bandwidth: 2.5 MHz)
Ka-Band (26.5 to 40 GHz)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Cloud particle properties and profilePrecipitation Profile (liquid or solid)
Instrument Missions
INCUS - INvestigation of Convective UpdraftS (2026 - 2029)