Remote Sensing of Precipitation and Electrification With a Dual- Polarization, Coherent, Wideband Radar System

Abstract

The New Mexico Tech Wideband/Coherent Radar was shipped by rail to Kennedy Space Center on 17 July 1991. A problem in the transmitter cooling system delayed full operation until mid August. Electrification signatures were first observed on 15 September and numerous cases were documented between then and tear-down on 6 October. In addition, several cases of coordinated dual- Doppler and tomographic data were acquired in conjunction with the NCAR CP2 radar. Preliminary results have been presented in papers and conferences. After its return to New Mexico, several upgrades were made to the transmitter to increase reliability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 17, 1992
Accession Number
ADA259834

Entities

People

  • Grant Gray
  • Paul R. Krehbiel

Organizations

  • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Electricity
  • Circular Polarization
  • Classification
  • Depolarization
  • Electric Fields
  • Electricity
  • Lightning
  • New Mexico
  • Observation
  • Optical Detectors
  • Particles
  • Polarization
  • Radar
  • Remote Sensing
  • Security

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space