Joint analysis of convective structure from the APR-2 precipitation radar and the DAWN Doppler wind lidar during the 2017 Convective Processes Experiment (CPEX) [PDF]
The mechanisms linking convection and cloud dynamical processes are major factors in much of the uncertainty in both weather and climate prediction.
F. J. Turk +7 more
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Airborne polarimetric Doppler weather radar: trade-offs between various engineering specifications [PDF]
NCAR EOL is investigating potential configurations for the next-generation airborne phased array radar (APAR) that is capable of retrieving dynamic and microphysical characteristics of clouds and precipitation. The APAR will operate at C band.
J. Vivekanandan, E. Loew
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Construction and Application of Weather Radar Aerial Ecological Monitoring System
Ecological monitoring is an important part of environmental protection. To monitor the movement and abundance of animals in the airspace, an Aerial Ecological Monitoring System (AEMS) is developed by CMA Meteorological Observation Center for China's next-
Liang Li +9 more
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Assimilation of DAWN Doppler wind lidar data during the 2017 Convective Processes Experiment (CPEX): impact on precipitation and flow structure [PDF]
An improved representation of 3-D air motion and precipitation structure through forecast models and assimilation of observations is vital for improvements in weather forecasting capabilities.
S. Hristova-Veleva +5 more
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Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar: Models, Focusing and Experiments [PDF]
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is a remote sensing technique that allows the generation of microwave images of the Earth surface, independently of weather condition and of sun illumination.
Perna, Stefano
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Quantifying insect migration across Bohai strait using weather radar
Weather radars provide continuous recording over extensive spatial coverage, which is valuable for biologists who observe and study biological activities over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales.
Kai Cui +5 more
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Climate change is extensively affecting ice sheets resulting in accelerating mass loss in recent decades. Assessment of this reduction and its causes is required to project future ice mass loss.
Debvrat Varshney +5 more
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A Quality Control Concept for Radar Reflectivity, Polarimetric Parameters, and Doppler Velocity [PDF]
Over the last few years the use of weather radar data has become a fundamental part of various applications like rain-rate estimation, nowcasting of severe weather events, and assimilation into numerical weather prediction models.
Friedrich, Katja +2 more
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A Network of Portable, Low-Cost, X-Band Radars [PDF]
Radar is a unique tool to get an overview on the weather situation, given its high spatio- temporal resolution. Over 60 years, researchers have been investigating ways for obtaining the best use of radar.
Allegretti, Marco +16 more
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Airborne Multi-functional Maritime Surveillance Radar System Design and Key Techniques
As the main task load of the airborne platform for sea detection, the airborne multi-functional marine surveillance radar system has the following characteristics: the ability to operate in all weather conditions regularly, a wide detection range, and a ...
JIANG Qian, WU Hao, WANG Yanyu
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