Title :
Triple-frequency radar for cloud and precipitation microphysics research
Author :
Majurec, N. ; Sekelsky, S.M. ; Schaubert, D.H. ; Hong, Y. ; Rutledge, S.A. ; Stephens, G.L. ; Heymsfield, A.
Author_Institution :
Microwave Remote Sensing Lab., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
Abstract :
The University of Massachusetts (UMass), Colorado State University (CSU) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are collaborating to develop an advanced multifrequency radar (MFR) system for studying clouds and precipitation, which should become operational in 2004. This highly portable radar consists of three polarimetric Doppler subsystems operating at Ku-band (13.4 GHz), Ka-band (35.6 GHz) and W-band (95 GHz), a programmable scanning pedestal, and a unique single aperture antenna that generates colocated matched beams at each frequency. This combination of frequencies allows measurement of a wide range of atmospheric targets including weakly reflecting clouds and precipitation.
Keywords :
Doppler radar; aperture antennas; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric precipitation; clouds; meteorological radar; microwave antennas; millimetre wave antennas; multifrequency antennas; radar antennas; radar polarimetry; 13.4 GHz; 35.6 GHz; 95 GHz; Colorado State University; Ka-band; Ku-band; National Center for Atmospheric Research; University of Massachusetts; W-band; antenna matched beam; atmospheric target measurement; cloud microphysics; cloud reflection; multifrequency radar system; polarimetric Doppler subsystem; precipitation microphysics research; programmable scanning pedestal antenna; single aperture antenna; triple-frequency radar; Airborne radar; Clouds; Doppler radar; Frequency; Laboratories; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Radar remote sensing; Radar scattering; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Electromagnetics and Communications, 2003. ICECom 2003. 17th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
953-6037-39-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICECOM.2003.1290944
