Overhead view of the DPR at JAXA
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GPM's Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar, completed and ready for shipment from JAXA to NASA.
GPM Leaders at the JAXA DPR Press Release
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GPM leaders shaking hands at the JAXA DPR press release event.
They are standing in front of a model of the GPM Core Observatory.
From left to right:
- Dr. Arthur Hou, GPM Project Scientist at NASA
- Candace Carlisle, GPM Deputy Project Manager at NASA
- Mr. Massahiro Kojima, GPM DPR Program Manager at JAXA
- Dr. Toshio Iguchi, Executive Director of Remote Sensing at Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Scientists in front of the DPR
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GPM scientists standing in front of the completed Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar.
From left to right:
- Dr. Toshio Iguchi, Executive Director of Remote Sensing at Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
- Mr. Massahiro Kojima, GPM DPR Program Manager at JAXA
- Candace Carlisle, GPM Deputy Project Manager at NASA
- Dr. Arthur Hou, GPM Project Scientist at NASA
KuPR and KaPR EMI Testing
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KuPR and KaPR during system level EMI testing at Tsukuba Space Center, Japan
DPR Closeup
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Closeup of the Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR).
The DPR was built at JAXA and is being transported to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for integration onto the GPM Core Observatory.