Ground clutter measurements using the NASA airborne doppler radar: Description of clutter at the Denver and Philadelphia airports [PDF]
Detection of hazardous wind shears from an airborne platform, using commercial sized radar hardware, has been debated and researched for several years. The primary concern has been the requirement for 'look-down' capability in a Doppler radar during the ...
Delnore, Victor E. +3 more
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A WIDEBAND SQUARE SPIRAL ANTENNA FOR MULTIPLE AIRBORNE APPLICATIONS
Havacılık ve Uzay Teknolojileri Dergisi, 2019 In this article, we designed a wideband square spiral antenna with an impedance matching part that operated between 1500 – 5500 MHz (covering L, S, and C bands) for airborne uses such as Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Service, radar altimeters ...
Cihan Döğüşgen Erbaş, Ali Okatan
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Development and flight test of a helicopter, X-band, portable precision landing system concept [PDF]
A beacon landing system (BLS) is being developed and flight tested as a part of NASA's Rotorcraft All-Weather Operations Research Program. The system is based on state-of-of-the-art X-band radar technology and digital processing techniques.
Chisholm, J. P. +3 more
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An operational all-weather Great Lakes ice information system [PDF]
A description is given of the NASA developed all-weather ice information system for the Great Lakes winter navigation program. The system utilizes an X-band side looking airborne radar (SLAR) for determining type, location, and areal distribution of the ...
Gedney, R. T.
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Airborne lidar observations supporting the ADM-Aeolus mission for global wind profiling [PDF]
, 2012 The Atmospheric Dynamics Mission ADM-Aeolus of ESA will be the first lidar mission to sense the global wind field from space. The instrument is based on a direct-detection Doppler lidar operating at 354.9 nm with two spectrometers for aerosol/cloud ...
Lemmerz, Christian +4 more
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Summary of flight tests of an airborne lighting locator system and comparison with ground-based measurements of precipitation and turbulence [PDF]
Data from an airborne lightning locator system and data relating to storm intensity obtained by ground-based Doppler radars and the S-band research radar are presented.
Crabill, N. L., Fisher, B. D.
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Earth and Space ScienceIn recent years, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry (InSAR) has emerged as a valuable tool for measuring water level change (WLC) to study hydrodynamic processes in coastal wetlands. However, the highly dynamic wet atmosphere conditions common
Saoussen Belhadj‐aissa +4 more
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Radar Detection of High Concentrations of Ice Particles - Methodology and Preliminary Flight Test Results [PDF]
High Ice Water Content (HIWC) has been identified as a primary causal factor in numerous engine events over the past two decades. Previous attempts to develop a remote detection process utilizing modern commercial radars have failed to produce reliable ...
Dumont, Chris +8 more
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Ocean Surface Retracking in Tropical Cyclones With the KaIA Airborne Radar Altimeter
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote SensingKaIA is an airborne Ka-band radar altimeter capable of centimetric range resolution and near real-time significant wave height retrievals. Beginning in 2019, KaIA has been installed on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) WP-3D ...
Clayton M. Bjorland +6 more
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The 1981 current research on aviation weather (bibliography) [PDF]
Current and ongoing research programs related to various areas of aviation meteorology are presented. Literature searches of major abstract publications, were conducted.
Daniel, J., Frost, W.
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