Title :
Calibration of the UMass Advanced Multi-Frequency Radar (AMFR)
Author :
McLinden, Matthew ; Siqueira, Paul ; Majurec, Ninoslav
Author_Institution :
Microwave Remote Sensing Lab., Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Abstract :
In this paper the calibration of the University of Massachusetts Advanced Multi-Frequency Radar (AMFR) is discussed in detail. The calibration is performed primarily through the use of an internal calibration path, and is confirmed through cross-calibration with another calibrated radar. Additionally, the performance of AMFR during the 2007 Canadian CloudSat/CALIPSO Validation Project (C3VP) is demonstrated with respect to calibration and instrument stability. It is shown that the calibration during the C3VP experiment was accurate to within 1.5 dB when compared with a C-band weather radar operated by Environment Canada.
Keywords :
calibration; meteorological radar; 2007 Canadian CloudSat-CALIPSO Validation Project; AMFR; C-band weather radar; C3VP; Environment Canada; UMass Advanced Multi-Frequency Radar; University of Massachusetts; cross-calibration; instrument stability; internal calibration path; Calibration; Doppler radar; Frequency; Instruments; Pulse compression methods; Radar antennas; Radar polarimetry; Radar remote sensing; Remote sensing; Switches; C3VP; calibration; multi-frequency radar; remote sensing;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2807-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2808-3
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4780038
