• Used for the checkup of the cloud radar mounted on satellite EarthCARE (Earth Clouds,
Aerosols, and Radiation Explorer) (The observation sensitivity is 10 dB-higher, or further higher than the radar mounted on satellite EarthCARE.).
• This is a millimeter-wave (94 GHz band) weather radar. It can penetrate fog and smoke, which is difficult by optical methods.
• Low time side-lobe.
