GRIP HIGH ALTITUDE IMAGING WIND AND RAIN AIRBORNE PROFILER (HIWRAP) V1

The GRIP High Altitude Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler (HIWRAP) dataset was collected by the High-Altitude Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler (HIWRAP), which is a dual-frequency (Ka- and Ku-band) conical scan system, configured with a nadir viewing antenna on the Global Hawk aircraft. The HIWRAP instrument provides calibrated reflectivity and unfolded Doppler velocity. These dual-frequency radar measurements have frequencies similar to that of the GPM. These data are from the Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) experiment from September 16, 2010 through September 24, 2010. The major goal was to better understand how tropical storms form and develop into major hurricanes. NASA used the DC-8 aircraft, the WB-57 aircraft and the Global Hawk Unmanned Airborne System (UAS), configured with a suite of in situ and remote sensing instruments that were used to observe and characterize the lifecycle of hurricanes. HIWRAP flew on the Global Hawk aircraft mainly over the Gulf of Mexico.

GRIP高空成像风和雨机载剖面仪（HIWRAP）数据集由高空成像风和雨机载剖面仪（HIWRAP）收集，该仪表现为一套双频段（Ka波段和Ku波段）锥形扫描系统，配备有指向地面的天线，安装在全球鹰（Global Hawk）飞机上。HIWRAP仪器提供校准后的反射率和展开的多普勒速度。这些双频段雷达测量值与GPM的频率相似。这些数据来自2010年9月16日至2010年9月24日的创世和快速增强过程（GRIP）实验。主要目标是更好地理解热带风暴如何形成并发展成为大飓风。NASA使用了DC-8飞机、WB-57飞机以及全球鹰无人驾驶飞行器系统（UAS），配备了用于观察和表征飓风生命周期的现场和遥感仪器组合。HIWRAP主要在全球鹰飞机上飞行，主要覆盖墨西哥湾地区。