National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
S-Pol
facilitymobile / deployable observing platformIndustry: Aerospace
- Category
- Physical Infrastructure
- Affiliations
- NCAR
Description
S-band Dual Polarization Doppler Radar: a research-grade, transportable ground-based weather radar (2.7–2.9 GHz, 8.5 m antenna) for precipitation, microphysics and storm-structure studies at remote sites; ships in eight 20 ft containers without a radome and serves as a NEXRAD data-quality test bed.
Official page
https://www.eol.ucar.edu/observing_facilities/s-polka
Open official page (opens in a new tab)Contact
- Contact
- John Hubbert
Details
- Keywords
- dual-polarization doppler radar, precipitation microphysics, transportable radar, nexrad data quality, rhi scanning, shipping container deployment, convection initiation
- Location
- Boulder, Colorado
- Associated entity
- NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory (site)
- Specifications
- The S-Pol transmitter can be switched instantly between fast alternating of horizontal and vertical polarizations and simultaneous transmit mode. S-Pol’s Range Height Indicator (RH…