Abstract
From CloudSat’s Cloud Profiling Radar successfully operating in space for more than 17 years until its deorbit, to INCUS’s Dynamic Atmospheric triplet of radars, via RainCube’s successful demonstration of the first spaceborne precipitation radar in a Cubesat, and beyond, JPL has been pioneering a variety of mission and instrument concepts tailored specifically at meeting the needs of the cloud, convection and precipitation community for more than 4 decades. A brief overview of the context that enabled such contributions will be followed by specific examples of the importance of concerted advances in airborne radar demonstrations, algorithm development, modeling and technology.
Short bio
Simone Tanelli received his PhD in Remote Sensing from the University of Florence in 1999. He is the INCUS Project Scientist at JPL. He has over 20 years of experience in research and development of atmospheric active and passive remote sensing measurement systems and methods. He was the Principal Scientist of the RainCube InVEST technology demonstration.