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The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Sensor Package
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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.Abstract:
This note is intended to serve primarily as a reference guide to users wishing to make use of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission data. It 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. Radiometric characteristics, scanning geometry, calibration procedures, and data products are described for each of these three sensors.read more
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The Global Precipitation Measurement Mission
Arthur Y. Hou,Ramesh K. Kakar,Steven P. Neeck,Ardeshir A. Azarbarzin,Christian D. Kummerow,Masahiro Kojima,Riko Oki,Kenji Nakamura,Toshio Iguchi +8 more
TL;DR: The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission is an international satellite mission specifically designed to set a new standard for the measurement of precipitation from space and to provide a new generation of global rainfall and snowfall observations in all parts of the world every 3 h as discussed by the authors.
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The status of the tropical rainfall measuring mission (TRMM) after two years in orbit
Christian D. Kummerow,Joanne Simpson,Otto W. Thiele,William L. Barnes,Alfred T. C. Chang,Erich Franz Stocker,Robert F. Adler,Arthur Y. Hou,Ramesh K. Kakar,F. Wentz,P. Ashcroft,Toshiaki Kozu,Yang Hong,Ken-ichi Okamoto,T. Iguchi,H. Kuroiwa,Eastwood Im,Ziad S. Haddad,George J. Huffman,B. Ferrier,William S. Olson,Edward J. Zipser,Eric A. Smith,Thomas T. Wilheit,Gerald R. North,T. Krishnamurti,Kenji Nakamura +26 more
TL;DR: The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) was launched on 27 November 1997, and data from all the instruments first became available approximately 30 days after the launch as mentioned in this paper, and much progress has been made in the calibration of the sensors, the improvement of the rainfall algorithms, and applications of these results to areas such as data assimilation and model initialization.
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Evaluation of PERSIANN system satellite-based estimates of tropical rainfall
TL;DR: PERSIANN as discussed by the authors is an automated system for precipitation estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks, which is developed for the estimation of rainfall from geosynchronous satellite longwave infared imagery (GOES-IR) at a resolution of 0.25° × 0.75° every half-hour.
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Terrestrial animal tracking as an eye on life and planet
Roland Kays,Roland Kays,Roland Kays,Margaret C. Crofoot,Margaret C. Crofoot,Margaret C. Crofoot,Walter Jetz,Walter Jetz,Martin Wikelski,Martin Wikelski,Martin Wikelski +10 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that a golden age of animal tracking science has begun and that the upcoming years will be a time of unprecedented exciting discoveries.
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A Review of Global Precipitation Data Sets: Data Sources, Estimation, and Intercomparisons
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a comprehensive review of the data sources and estimation methods of 30 currently available global precipitation data sets, including gauge-based, satellite-related, and reanalysis data sets.
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TL;DR: The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) was launched in November 1997 with fuel enough to obtain a four to five year data set of rainfall over the global tropics from 37 deg N to 37 deg S as mentioned in this paper.
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Development of an active radar calibrator for the TRMM precipitation radar
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