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Observation of bright-band height data from TRMM-PR for satellite communication in South Africa
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In this paper, the effect of rain on a satellite link operating at a frequency above 10 GHz can be estimated using various parameters such as rain rate, drop size distribution, and rain height.About:
This article is published in Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics.The article was published on 2017-07-01. It has received 13 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Rain fade & Precipitation.read more
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Studies of General Precipitation Features with TRMM PR Data: An Extensive Overview
TL;DR: General precipitation features abstracted from about 130 studies, from 2000 to 2018, regarding lightning analysis, latent heat retrieval, and rainfall observation by PR data are focused on.
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Attenuation Correction of X-Band Radar Reflectivity Using Adjacent Multiple Microwave Links
Min-Seong Kim,Byung Hyuk Kwon +1 more
TL;DR: The method developed herein can facilitate estimations of quantitative rainfall in developing countries where dual-polarization weather radars are not common and the exploitation of microwave link data is a promising method for rainfall remote sensing.
Lidar and radar measurements of the melting layer: observations of dark and bright band phenomena
Paolo Di Girolamo,Donato Summa,R. Bhawar,T. Di Iorio,Geraint Vaughan,E. G. Norton,Peters Gerhard +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, multwavelength lidar measurements in the melting layer revealing the presence of dark and bright bands have been performed by the University of BASILicata Raman lidar system (BASIL) during a stratiform rain event.
Dissertation
Combined tropospheric attenuation along satellite path at SHF and EHF bands in subtropical region
TL;DR: In the fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Engineering: Electronic Engineering, Durban University of Technology (DUET), Durban, South Africa, 2019.
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Temporal evolution of atmospheric parameter-profiling on rain height over two geoclimatic regions in Nigeria
TL;DR: In this paper, the temporal variation of rain heights in the Sub-Sahelian and Coastal regions of Nigeria using six (6) years Tropical Rain Measuring Mission Precipitation Radar (TRMM-PR) reprocessed data retrieved from the Global Precipment (GPM) constellation Satellites and Era-Interim Field of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF).
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The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Sensor Package
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a reference guide to users wishing to make use of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission data, which covers each of the three primary rainfall instruments: the passive microwave radiometer, the precipitation radar, and the Visible and Infrared Radiometer System on board the spacecraft.
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Rain profiling algorithm for the TRMM precipitation radar
TL;DR: In this paper, an algorithm that estimates the instantaneous profiles of the true radar reflectivity factor and rainfall rate from the radar reflectivities profiles observed by the precipitation radar (PR) onboard the TRMM satellite is presented.
Book
Glossary of Meteorology
T.S. Glickman,Walter Zenk +1 more
TL;DR: The second edition of the Glossary of Meteorology as mentioned in this paper contains over 12,000 terms, including those from new disciplines, such as satellite meteorology and numerical weather prediction, and related oceanographic and hydrologic terms are defined.
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Development of precipitation radar onboard the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite
Toshiaki Kozu,Toneo Kawanishi,H. Kuroiwa,Masahiro Kojima,K. Oikawa,Hiroshi Kumagai,Ken-ichi Okamoto,Minoru Okumura,Hirotaka Nakatsuka,K. Nishikawa +9 more
TL;DR: The precipitation radar onboard the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite is confirmed that the PR functions properly and meets the performance requirements to quantitatively measure three-dimensional precipitation distribution from space.