| Science
Objectives |
| Instrument Acronym |
General Hurricane |
Landfalling Hurricane |
TRMM Science Cal/Val |
Alternate Science |
| AMMR |
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| ARMAR |
Vertical velocity studies;
Eyewall structure |
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Precipitation radar validation studies
(clear air and rain);
Rain type classification;
Beamfilling studies |
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| AVAPS |
Incremental observational resolution
of hurricane dynamic and thermodynamic structure |
Impact of adaptive observations on intensification
and tracking forecasts |
Input to radiative transfer models |
CAMEX-3 sensor validations |
| CAPAC |
Cloud particle size distributions and
condensate mass |
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Condensate mass to compare w/ remotely
sensed values |
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| JPL SAW |
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| Laser Hygrometer |
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| LASE |
Characterize hurricane environment using
water vapor, aerosol, & cloud measurements; Input to models & assimilation
schemes; Fill in sonde data voids |
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| LIP |
Convection/Storm intensity relationships, eye wall structure,
rain mapping, relationships of lightning/electrification to storm dynamics/microphysics |
Rain mapping; changes of convection in;
landfalling storms; relationship of electrification to; signal storm intensity
changes |
CAL/VAL: Validation of LIS and rain algorithms |
Validation of Optical Transiet Detector (OTD) |
| MACAWS |
Eyewall dynamics, role of low-level inflow
in rapid intensification |
Impact of lidar adaptive observation
on intensification & tracking forecasts |
Relationship between wind environment
and deep convection |
Near-sea surface wind comparison w/ scatterometers;
Satellite Doppler wind lidar performance simulations (incl. SPARCLE); Aerosol
backscatter validation w/ MSFC Continuous Wave lidar; Angular dependence
of sea surface scattering |
| MMS |
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| PSR |
Image precipitation bands and surface winds
around eyewall; improve algorithms for wind, cloud, and rain reterival;
study high-resolution polarimetric signature structure within rain bands.
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Improve passive microwave precipitation
retrieval algorithms for near-shore areas; |
Compare colocated TRMM/PSR polarimetric
signals for consistency; study beam-filling effects using high-resolution
passive microwave imagery; compare retrieved PSR products to peak TRMM
products to determine level of bias in extreme parameter regions.
Compare PSR raw observations and retrieved products with those of TMI and
SSM/I.
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Obtain first high-resolution multiband
polarimetric conically-scanned imagery over strong convection and winds.
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