Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

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TRMM TRMM Payload Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Joint NASA/JAXA mission launched in Nov. 1997 Instrument Payload: • TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI)— 10, 19, 37, 86 GHz, conical scanning • Precipitation Radar (PR) [Japan]— 14 GHz, cross-track scanning • Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS)— Staring optical array [MSFC] • Visible IR Scanner (VIRS)— 5-channel, cross-track scanning • Clouds and Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 28, two days prior to landfall Hurricane Rina (October 26, 2011) G O D D A R D S P A C E F L I G H T C E N T E R 2
TRMM Focus Areas TRMM Science Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Accomplishments Key focus areas: •Precipitation climatology: Global rainfall, diurnal cycle, latent heating •Convective systems research: The University of Utah Precipitation Feature Database •Floods: Science and applications •Tropical cyclones: Science and applications G O D D A R D S P A C E F L I G H T C E N T E R 3
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