Measurements and Applications
Measures rainfall rates over oceans (less reliable over land), combined rainfall structure and surface rainfall rates with associated latent heating. Used to produce monthly total rainfall maps over oceans.
Full Name
TRMM Microwave Imager
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) 
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
HDF
Resolution
Vertical: 2.5 km approx; Horizontal: 18 km
Accuracy
Liquid water: 3 mg/cm3, Humidity: 3 mg/cm3, Ocean wind speed: 1.5 m/s
Waveband
Microwave: 10.7 GHz, 19.4 GHz, 21.3 GHz, 37 GHz, and 85.5 GHz
TRMM - Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (1997 - 2015) |