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X-POW  

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  • The Mobile X-band Polarimetric Weather Radar on Wheels (X-POW) is a Doppler scanning radar operating at 9.3 GHz with horizontal and vertical polarization. X-POW is used for detection and detailing surface rainfall rates and precipitation classification fields, 3-D precipitation microphysical retrievals, including water and frozen hydrometeor contents, and drop size distribution profiles. (en)

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  • 2017-08-10 14:57:12.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add broader relation (X-POW [2e3fe1ff-8b6e-42df-9b4f-e7a13d9577f0,309867] - Radar Sounders [6c5ca722-0bc7-4ccd-ad24-39b9d8710140,290203]);
  • 2017-08-10 15:00:58.0 [sritz] insert Definition (id: null text: The Mobile X-band Polarimetric Weather Radar on Wheels (X-POW) is a Doppler scanning radar operating at 9.3 GHz with horizontal and vertical polarization. X-POW is used for detection and detailing surface rainfall rates and precipitation classification fields, 3-D precipitation microphysical retrievals, including water and frozen hydrometeor contents, and drop size distribution profiles. language code: en);
  • 2017-08-10 15:29:46.0 [sritz] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: Mobile X-band Polarimetric Weather Radar on Wheels language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/2e3fe1ff-8b6e-42df-9b4f-e7a13d9577f0

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