Concept information
Preferred term
APR-3
Definition
- APR-3 is the third generation Airborne Precipitation Radar. APR3 is a dual-frequency, Doppler, dual-polarization radar system that performs cross track scans on each side of DC-8 aircraft path. This instrument collects radar reflectivity, linear depolarization ratio, and Doppler velocity measurements. Additional Information: https://airbornescience.nasa.gov/instrument/APR-3 (en)
Broader concept
- Radar Sounders (en)
Change note
- 2017-06-07 09:44:17.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add broader relation (APR-3 [abe7e571-142e-4ca1-96d9-d56b9a5311e2,309633] - Radar Sounders [6c5ca722-0bc7-4ccd-ad24-39b9d8710140,290203]);
- 2017-06-07 09:46:37.0 [sritz] insert AltLabel (id: null text: Third Generation Airborne Precipitation Radar language code: en); insert Definition (id: null text: APR-3 is the third generation Airborne Precipitation Radar. APR3 is a dual-frequency, Doppler, dual-polarization radar system that performs cross track scans on each side of DC-8 aircraft path. This instrument collects radar reflectivity, linear depolarization ratio, and Doppler velocity measurements. language code: en);
- 2019-10-09 11:15:04.0 [sritz] update Definition (APR-3 is the third generation Airborne Precipitation Radar. APR3 is a dual-frequency, Doppler, dual-polarization radar system that performs cross track scans on each side of DC-8 aircraft path. This instrument collects radar reflectivity, linear depolarization ratio, and Doppler velocity measurements. Additional Information: https://airbornescience.nasa.gov/instrument/APR-3);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/abe7e571-142e-4ca1-96d9-d56b9a5311e2
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