GPM Has Best Calibrated Microwave Imager in the World

  • Released Tuesday, February 7, 2017
  • Updated Monday, February 13, 2017 at 1:06PM
  • ID: 12494

This is an infographic describing how the GPM Microwave Imager works and maintains its high degree of calibration, as well as how it contributes to the precipitation rates produced by the mission.

This is an infographic describing how the GPM Microwave Imager works and maintains its high degree of calibration, as well as how it contributes to the precipitation rates produced by the mission.

With so many important applications, how does GPM create these maps and make sure they’re accurate? In a recent evaluation, GPM’s microwave imager was named the best calibrated microwave imager to date. So what exactly makes it the best? It’s a combination of better hardware and more advanced technology.


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