Tapeer-BRAIN is a combined Microwave-Infrared accumulated precipitation estimation product implemented as a Megha-Tropiques Level 4 product. TAPEER stands for Tropical Amount of Precipitation with an Estimate of ERrors. It provides precipitation estimations and associated errors at the one-degree/one-day accumulated scale. To…
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The Xport polarimetric radar has been successfully installed at the Direction Générale de la Météorologie (DGM) in Ouagadougou , Burkina Faso, together with a network of 16 rain gages. More information on ground validation activities : marielle.gosset@ird.fr More information on…
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Le 2 février 2012, le LMD a organisé une après-midi festive, à l’Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, pour célébrer l’instrument ScaRaB, à l’occasion du lancement du satellite Megha-Tropiques. Réunies dans l’amphi Becquerel, 80 personnes ont assisté aux exposés successifs : depuis la…
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Brogniez H., P.E. Kirstetter and L. Eymard : Expected improvements in the atmospheric humidity profile retrieval using the Megha-Tropiques microwave payload, In press for QJRMS : Special Issue on the Megha-Tropiques mission, 2011; (follow this link for the pdf version)
Our two long lasting collaborators, Thomas Fiolleau and Philippe Chambon who both achieved their PHDs in the MT French group are now heading for postdoctoral experiences. Thomas has recently joined the CEMADEN, in Brazil where he works on the fusion…
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