CloudSat as a Global Radar Calibrator
International audience The calibration of the CloudSat spaceborne cloud radar has been thoroughly assessed using very accurate internal link budgets before launch, comparisons with predicted ocean surface backscatter at 94 GHz, direct comparisons with airborne cloud radars, and statistical compariso...
Published in: | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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HAL CCSD
2011
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Online Access: | https://hal.science/hal-00493275 https://hal.science/hal-00493275/document https://hal.science/hal-00493275/file/%255B15200426%2520-%2520Journal%2520of%2520Atmospheric%2520and%2520Oceanic%2520Technology%255D%2520CloudSat%2520as%2520a%2520Global%2520Radar%2520Calibrator.pdf https://doi.org/10.1175/2010JTECHA1443.1 |