Title :
A demonstration of adaptive weather surveillance and multifunction capabilities on the National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar
Author :
Torres, Sebastian ; Adams, Ric ; Curtis, Christopher ; Forren, Eddie ; Forsyth, Douglas ; Ivic, Igor ; Priegnitz, David ; Thompson, John ; Warde, David
Author_Institution :
Cooperative Inst. for Mesoscale Meteorol. Studies, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the latest adaptive scanning and multifunction capabilities of the National Weather Radar Testbed Phased-Array Radar located in Norman, Oklahoma (USA). Proof-of-concept focused and tailored observations of weather and scheduling algorithms for multifunction operation are described, and their performance is illustrated with real-data examples. It is demonstrated that adaptive scanning of weather is feasible in a multifunction radar and has the potential to reduce revisit times and to provide meteorological data that can aid in the forecaster´s warning-decision process.
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; remote sensing by radar; scheduling; weather forecasting; National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar; National Weather Radar Testbed Phased-Array Radar; Norman; Oklahoma; adaptive scanning; adaptive weather scanning; adaptive weather surveillance demonstration; forecaster warning-decision process; meteorological data; multifunction capabilities; multifunction operation; scheduling algorithms; tailored weather observations; Aircraft; Meteorological radar; Radar tracking; Storms; Target tracking; MPAR; NWRT PAR; adaptive weather surveillance; multifunction radar; multifunction scheduling; phased array radar; weather radar;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference (Radar), 2014 International
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2014.7060420
