Radar Detection of Thunderstorm Hazards for Air Traffic Control. Volume II. Radar Systems.

Abstract

Radar systems are investigated for the acquisition of weather data to support detection and forecasting of hazardous turbulence assoicated with individual storm cells. Utilization of the FAA Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR) is explored. The issues of antenna polarization and Sensitivity Time Control (STC) that impact on shared operation for aircraft and weather detection are addressed. Candidate system configurations employing a common RF channel and dual orthogonal polarization channels are discussed. Ground clutter discrimination by coherent Doppler and noncoherent (Doppler spread) processing methods is described. An interim procedure is suggested for obtaining fixed reflectivity contour data from a Moving Target Detector for use in the all-digital ARTS. A preliminary design is presented for a new joint-use, long-range weather radar to support enroute air traffic controllers and to meet the data requirements of the National Weather Service and the Air Weather Service. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 07, 1976
Accession Number
ADA032736

Entities

People

  • S. M. Sussman

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Aircraft Detection
  • C Band
  • Cell Movement
  • Circular Polarization
  • Converters
  • Data Acquisition
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Meteorological Radar
  • Radar
  • Radial Velocity
  • Surveillance Radar

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Radar Systems Engineering.