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Electronic Proceedings - United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

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Megha TropiquesFor studying water cycleand energy exchanges inthe tropical beltLow inclination (20º) <strong>for</strong>frequent simultaneousobservations of tropics• Water vapour• Clouds• Cloud condensedwater• Precipitation• evaporationSAPHIRSCARABMADRAS• Water vapour profile• Six atmospheric layers upto12 km height• 10 km Horizontal Resolution• Outgoing fluxes at TOA• 40 km Horizontal Resolution• Precipitation and cloud properties• 89 &157 GHz : ice particles incloud tops• 10, 18 &37 GHz: cloud liquid waterand precipitation; sea surfacewind speed• 23 GHz : Integrated water vapourLikely Participation in Global Precipitation Mission (GPM)

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