TRMM ground truth in a monsoon environment - Darwin, Australia
1988; Volume: 36; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
0004-9743
AutoresThomas Keenan, G. J. Holland, M. J. Manton, Joanne Simpson,
Tópico(s)Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
ResumoA ground truth station for the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is described. The station is situated in Darwin, Australia in a monsoon environment typical for Southeast Asia. The climatological features of the site, and the Darwin observational program are examined. The instruments and operations at the station are discussed, including a Doppler radar making full upper tropospheric soundings every 12 hrs and wind soundings every 6 hrs, and a mesoscale raingauge and surface observing network operating continuously through the summer monsoon seasons. The spatial and temporal characteristics of rainfall in the area and an outline of the research objectives of the program are presented.
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