AMSR-E Validation Data

Rainfall Data

AMSR/AMSR-E Wakasa Bay Field Campaign 2003

The AMSR/AMSR-E Wakasa Bay Field Campaign was conducted over Wakasa Bay, Japan, in January and February, 2003. The campaign was designed to do the following:

1. Validate both AMSR and AMSR-E shallow rainfall and snowfall retrieval capabilities
2. Extend the database of rainfall properties needed to implement a comprehensive physical validation scheme
3. Extend understanding of rainfall structures through new remote sensing technology

The experiment included the NASA P-3 aircraft carrying the sensors listed below, an array of ground-based radars, and in-situ ground and airborne hydrometer observations provided by Japan's Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST) program.

The Wakasa Bay Field Campaign includes joint research observations by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), AMSR precipitation validation team, and the NASA AMSR-E team.

For more information, visit the Wakasa Bay site maintained by Colorado State University.

Wakasa Bay Rainfall Data

Millimeter-wave Imaging Radiometer (MIR) Data, Wakasa Bay

AMMR Air and Brightness Temperature Data, Wakasa Bay

Airborne Cloud Radar (ACR) Reflectivity and Cloud Velocity, Wakasa Bay, Japan

APR-2 Dual-frequency Airborne Radar Observations, Wakasa Bay

Wakasa Bay Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer (PSR) Data

Wakasa Bay Weather Forecast Maps