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The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), jointly sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAEA, formally National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan), is the first coordinated international satellite mission to study tropical and sub-tropical rain systems. The TRMM provides visible, infrared, and microwave observations of tropical and subtropical rain systems, as well as lightning and cloud and radiation measurements. The satellite observations are complemented by ground radar and rain gauge measurements to validate satellite rain estimation algorithms (Simpson, 1988). Several field experiments have taken place for validating the algorithms and advancing the physics of precipitation systems.
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Chiu, L.S., Liu, Z., Rui, H., Teng, W.L. (2006). Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Data and Access Tools. In: Qu, J.J., Gao, W., Kafatos, M., Murphy, R.E., Salomonson, V.V. (eds) Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-37294-3_12
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