CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- CPR (CloudSat)
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Full Name
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Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR)
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Status
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No longer operational
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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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HDF-EOS
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Measurements and Applications
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Primary goal to provide data needed to evaluate and improve the way clouds are represented in global climate models. Measures vertical profile of clouds.
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Resolution Summary
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Vertical: 500 m, Cross-track: 1.4 km, Along-track: 2.5 km
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Swath Summary
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Instantaneous Footprint < 2 km
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Accuracy Summary
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detects ice clouds optical depth >1, water clouds optical depth >3, ice content to +100%, -50%, liquid content to <50%, in-cloud heating to within 1K day-1 km-1
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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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