CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- AOS-Sky Radar
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Full Name
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Atmosphere Observing System-Sky Radar
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Status
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Proposed
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Instrument Agencies
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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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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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Sounding
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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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Cloud profiling Doppler radar for characterizing precipitating cloud strudtures and related vertical air motions
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Resolution Summary
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<2 km horizontal, ≤500 m vertical
[Best Resolution: 2000m]
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Swath Summary
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Nadir only
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: 94 GHz (W-band) or 35 GHz (Ka-band)
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| Ku-Band (12.5 to 18 GHz) |
| W-Band (94 GHz) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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