Prospects for geostationary doppler weather radar

Tanelli, Simone; Fang, Houfei; Durden, Stephen L.; Im, Eastwood; Rhamat-Samii, Yahya

dc.contributor.author	Tanelli, Simone
dc.contributor.author	Fang, Houfei
dc.contributor.author	Durden, Stephen L.
dc.contributor.author	Im, Eastwood
dc.contributor.author	Rhamat-Samii, Yahya
dc.date.accessioned	2014-12-17T20:27:22Z
dc.date.available	2014-12-17T20:27:22Z
dc.date.issued	2009-05-04
dc.identifier.citation	IEEE RadarCon09, Pasadena, California, May 4-8, 2009	en_US
dc.identifier.clearanceno	08-4165
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2014/44867
dc.description.abstract	A novel mission concept, namely NEXRAD in Space (NIS), was developed for detailed monitoring of hurricanes, cyclones, and severe storms from a geostationary orbit. This mission concept requires a space deployable 35-m diameter reflector that operates at 35-GHz with a surface figure accuracy requirement of 0.21 mm RMS. This reflector is well beyond the current state-of-the-art. To implement this mission concept, several potential technologies associated with large, lightweight, spaceborne reflectors have been investigated by this study. These spaceborne reflector technologies include mesh reflector technology, inflatable membrane reflector technology and Shape Memory Polymer reflector technology.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	NASA/JPL	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2009	en_US
dc.subject	Nexrad-in-Space	en_US
dc.subject	Precipitation Radar	en_US
dc.subject	cloud radar	en_US
dc.subject	CloudSat	en_US
dc.subject	EarthCARE	en_US
dc.subject	ACE	en_US
dc.title	Prospects for geostationary doppler weather radar	en_US
dc.type	Preprint	en_US