TRMM Precipitation Radar Power and Reflectivity L1B 1.5 hours V7 (TRMM_1B21) at GES DISC

Description

The TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR), the first of its kind in space, is an electronically scanning radar, operating at 13.8 GHz that measures the 3-D rainfall distribution over both land and ocean, and defines the layer depth of the precipitation. The 1B21 calculates the received power at the PR receiver input point from the Level-0 count value which is linearly proportional to the logarithm of the PR receiver output power. To convert the count value to the input power, extensive internal calibrations are applied, which are mainly based upon the system model, temperature dependence of model parameters and many temperature sensors attached at various locations of the PR. Periodically the input-output characteristics are measured using an internal calibration loop for the IF unit and later receiver stages. To make an absolute calibration, an Active Radar Calibrator (ARC) is placed at Kansai Branch of CRL and overall system gain of the PR is being measured every 2 months. Using the transfer function based on the above internal and external calibrations, the PR received power is obtained. Note that the value assumes that the signal follows the Rayleigh fading, so if the fading characteristics of a scatter is different, a small bias error may occur (within 1 or 2 dB). Changes in horizontal resolution resulting from the TRMM boost that occurred on 24 August 2001: Pre-Boost (before 7 August 2001): Temporal Resolution: 91.5 min/orbit ~ 16 orbits/day; Swath Width: 215 km; Horizontal Resolution: 4.3 km Post-Boost (after 24 August 2001): Temporal Resolution: 92.5 min/orbit ~ 16 orbits/day; Swath Width: 247 km; Horizontal Resolution: 5.0 km

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Access the data via HTTPS https://disc2.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/TRMM_L1/TRMM_1B21.7
21 Access the data via the OPeNDAP protocol. https://disc2.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/opendap/TRMM_L1/TRMM_1B21.7/
21 Use the Earthdata Search to find and retrieve data sets across multiple data centers. https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=TRMM_1B21
33 TRMM Precipitation Radar Instruction Manual (provided by JAXA) http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/TRMM/documents/PR_algorithm_product_information/pr_manual/PR_Instruction_Manual_V7_L1.pdf
33 README Document https://disc2.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/TRMM_L1/TRMM_1B21/doc/README.TRMM_V7.pdf
33 Comparison between TRMM versions 6 and 7. https://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/Documents/formatChangesV7.pdf
21 TRMM Data Gaps https://gpmweb2https.pps.eosdis.nasa.gov/tsdis/AB/docs/anomalous.html
21 TRMM Project Home Page https://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/
33 File specification document. https://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/Documents/filespec.TRMM.V7.pdf
34 TRMM_1B21_7.png https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Images/TRMM_1B21_7.png
21 Access the dataset landing page from the GES DISC website. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/TRMM_1B21_7.html
19 FISF_data.tar.gz http://turbmodels.larc.nasa.gov/Other_exp_Data/FAITH_Hill/FISF_data.tar.gz
34 TRMM_1B21_7.png https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Images/TRMM_1B21_7.png
21 Access the dataset landing page from the GES DISC website. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/TRMM_1B21_7.html
21 Access the data via HTTPS https://disc2.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/TRMM_L1/TRMM_1B21.7
21 Access the data via the OPeNDAP protocol. https://disc2.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/opendap/TRMM_L1/TRMM_1B21.7/
21 Use the Earthdata Search to find and retrieve data sets across multiple data centers. https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=TRMM_1B21
21 TRMM Project Home Page https://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/
33 File specification document. https://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/Documents/filespec.TRMM.V7.pdf
33 Comparison between TRMM versions 6 and 7. https://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/Documents/formatChangesV7.pdf
33 TRMM Precipitation Radar Instruction Manual (provided by JAXA) http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/TRMM/documents/PR_algorithm_product_information/pr_manual/PR_Instruction_Manual_V7_L1.pdf
33 README Document https://disc2.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/TRMM_L1/TRMM_1B21/doc/README.TRMM_V7.pdf
21 TRMM Data Gaps https://gpmweb2https.pps.eosdis.nasa.gov/tsdis/AB/docs/anomalous.html

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  • spectral-engineering
  • radar
  • earth-science

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