High-Resolution S-band Profiling of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

Abstract

An S-Band FMCW atmospheric radar was constructed, tested, and operated during the 1999 Cooperative Atmosphere Surface Exchange Study nocturnal boundary layer experiment (CASES-99). There the radar system provided real-time guidance to research aircraft and other sensors in locating gradients and turbulent layers. We participated in three subsequent CASES workshops and submitted a journal paper describing the instrument and initial CASES results. Finally, we have performed coordinated observations with the TEP radar at Amherst during 2001 and 2002.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 04, 2002
Accession Number
ADA413555

Entities

People

  • Stephen J. Frasier

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Continuous-Wave Radar
  • Data Acquisition
  • High Resolution
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Military Operations
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Radar
  • Radar Antennas
  • Radar Images
  • Research Aircraft
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Research Science/Academic Research