Title :
IDRA: IRCTR Drizzle Radar
Author :
Ventura, J. Figueras i ; Russchenberg, H.W.J.
Author_Institution :
Int. Res. Center for Telecommun. & Radar, Delft Univ. of Technol.
Abstract :
Little is known on the impact of the increase in anthropogenic aerosols on the global climate. It can potentially have a cooling effect via the second indirect aerosol effect which is poorly understood because of the lack of sound measurements. A radar devoted to the observation of the spatial distribution of drizzle, in combination with other sensors, would certainly give a better insight to this phenomenon. IRCTR is currently developing such radar, which will be placed in Cabauw (The Netherlands) a meteorological site that will provide synergy with other instruments. This paper describes the requirements, the system design and the products obtained
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; meteorological radar; IRCTR; anthropogenic aerosol; drizzle radar; global climate; meteorological site; Aerosols; Atmosphere; Delay; Doppler radar; Humans; Instruments; Meteorological radar; Meteorology; Reflectivity; Remote monitoring; Direct Digital Synthesis; Drizzle; FM CW Doppler Radar; Meteorological Radar; PXI;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2006. EuRAD 2006. 3rd European
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-7-9
DOI :
10.1109/EURAD.2006.280302
