Development of Simulation Models Supporting Next-Generation Airborne Weather Radar for High Ice Water Content Monitoring [PDF]
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2023 In this article, a method of extending airborne weather radar modeling to incorporate high-ice-water-content (HIWC) conditions has been developed. A novel aspect is incorporating flight test measurement data, including forward-looking radar measurements ...
Yunish Shrestha +5 more
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Effects of Atmospheric Refraction on an Airborne Weather Radar Detection and Correction Method [PDF]
Advances in Meteorology, 2015 This study investigates the effect of atmospheric refraction, affected by temperature, atmospheric pressure, and humidity, on airborne weather radar beam paths.
Lei Wang, Ming Wei, Tao Yang, Ping Liu
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Echo simulation of non‐spherical ice crystal particles for airborne weather radar [PDF]
IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, 2023 Aircrafts encounter ice crystal particles during flight, which can easily cause engines icing or even damage, so the detection of ice crystal particles for airborne weather radar is very important.
Hai Li, Kaihong Feng, Minghe Guo
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Sea Surface Wind Measurement by Airborne Weather Radar Scanning in a Wide-Size Sector [PDF]
Atmosphere, 2016 We suggest a conceptual approach for measuring the near-surface wind vector over water using the airborne weather radar, in addition to its standard meteorological and navigation applications.
Alexey Nekrasov +3 more
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Airborne laser scan data: a valuable tool with which to infer weather radar partial beam blockage in urban environments [PDF]
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2016 High-spatial-resolution weather radar observations are of primary relevance for hydrological applications in urban areas. However, when weather radars are located within metropolitan areas, partial beam blockages and clutter by buildings can seriously ...
R. Cremonini +2 more
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, 2020 <p>This paper presents a configuration of a novel, airborne phased array radar (APAR) motivated by major advances in cellular technology, component miniaturization, and radar antenna simulation software. This has paved the way for a next-generation radar being designed by NCAR/EOL to be installed on the NSF/NCAR C-130 aircraft ...
Vanda Grubišić +2 more
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Optimized Airborne Millimeter-Wave InSAR for Complex Mountain Terrain Mapping [PDF]
SensorsThe efficient acquisition and processing of large-scale terrain data has always been a focal point in the field of photogrammetry. Particularly in complex mountainous regions characterized by clouds, terrain, and airspace environments, the window for ...
Futai Xie +4 more
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APAR: The Next Generation of Airborne Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar
, 2021 <p>A novel, airborne phased array radar (APAR) is currently under design at the NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. This novel airborne radar is to be carried by the NSF/NCAR C-130 aircraft. The APAR system will consist of four removable C-band active electronically scanned arrays (AESA), strategically placed on the fuselage of the aircraft.
Vanda Grubišić, Kyu Kim, Wen-Chau Lee
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Airborne Weather Surveillance Radars for Increasing Air Transport Safety
Transportation Research Procedia, 2017 Abstract The main focus of this paper is aimed at the possibilities of mutual influence of ground and airborne weather surveillance radars (WSR) from the operation in approximately same frequency band viewpoint. Specialized technical and legal details of the problem are being discussed in the paper.
Ján Labun +3 more
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Performance Limits for Airborne Weather Detection Radar
, 2023 Armin Doerry, Guoqing Liu
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