Title :
Undergraduate research on remote sensing at Colorado State University
Author :
Gojara, K. ; Bolen, S. ; Chandrasekar, V.
Author_Institution :
Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
Abstract :
Colorado State University-CHILL (CSU-CHILL) radar is a state of the art polarization diversity/agile radar system primarily used for research and education in radar technology and atmospheric remote sensing. This paper briefly describes the undergraduate research activities on remote sensing during the summer, associated with CSU-CHILL. The CSU-CHILL radar is a state of the art dual polarized Doppler research radar located outside of Greeley, CO, about 30 miles from the CSU campus. Characteristics of the CSU-CHILL radar are given. The radar has two transmitters and receivers to enable simultaneous sampling of both H and V channels in a pulse to pulse switching of polarization states or transmission of arbitrary polarization state. The two receiver system allows for simultaneous measurements of co-polar and cross-polar backscattered signals
Keywords :
educational technology; meteorological radar; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; teaching; CHILL; CSU; Colorado State University; Doppler radar; USA; United States; agile radar; atmosphere; dual polarized radar; education; frequency agility; measurement technique; meteorological radar; polarization diversity; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; radar technology; teaching; undergraduate research; Covariance matrix; Doppler radar; Meteorological radar; Polarization; Radar measurements; Radar polarimetry; Radar remote sensing; Reflectivity; Remote sensing; Storms;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.978152
