The Precipitation Occurrence Sensor System (POSS) is an X-band, continuous wave radar consisting of both a transmitter and receiver. It was originally designed by what is now the Meteorological Service of Canada and can be used to derive the type, rate, and drop size distribution of precipitation.
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- Radar
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Liquid Precipitation > RainEarth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Droplet Size
- Troposphere
- 1 minute
- This data will be added in future versions
- 10.5 GHz
- https://journals.ametsoc.org/jtech/article/7/2/255/4173/Measurement-of-Raindrop-Size-Distributions-Using-a
B. E. Sheppard
Ken Wu
Meteorological Service of Canada
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 Campaign Field Sites Stationary 57 Campaigns · 161 Instruments |  Light Precipitation Evaluation Experiment 2010 Gulf of Finland 1 Deployment · 22 Data Products
C3VP Canadian CloudSat/CALIPSO Validation Project 2006—2007 Ontario, Canada 1 Deployment · 6 Data Products
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