https://phys.org/news/2018-12-nasa-newborn-tropical-cyclone-owen.html > A 3-D animation created with the data showed a simulated flyby above tropical cyclone Owen. GPM's radar (DPR Ku Band) probes into a feeder band on the eastern side of tropical cyclone Owen showed that a few powerful storms there were reaching heights above 15 km (9.3km). DPR's Ku Band radar enables accurate three dimensional measurements of precipitation within a 152 mile (245 km) wide swath. The heights of precipitation over a larger area were estimated by blending measurements from > GPM's radar (DPR Ku band) with heights based on the Himawari-8 satellite's infrared temperatures.