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C-Band Radar
C-Band Radar

C-band radars operate within the 4-8 GHz frequency range. They provide measurements of radar reflectivity, Doppler velocity, and other parameters to characterize precipitation and clouds. C-band radars are usually used for short-range weather observations because they are more prone to attenuation.

Image of the TOGA Radar
NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Radar
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Doppler Velocity
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Reflectivity
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Spectrum Width
Full Column Profile
Variable
Variable
4-8 GHz
Currently unavailble

Instrument Operation

MC3E

Mid-latitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment

2011
Central Oklahoma, Southern Plains
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1 Deployment
· 34 Data Products
BOREAS

Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study

1994—1996
Boreal forests of central Canada
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2 Deployments
· 303 Data Products
GCPEx

GPM Cold Season Precipitation Experiment

2012
Ontario, Canada and northern portions of the United States (e.g., New York state, the New England area, etc.)
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1 Deployment
· 44 Data Products
C3VP

Canadian CloudSat/CALIPSO Validation Project

2006—2007
Ontario, Canada
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1 Deployment
· 6 Data Products
TCSP

Tropical Cloud Systems and Processes

2005
Costa Rica, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, eastern North Pacific
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1 Deployment
· 14 Data Products
CAMEX

Convection and Moisture Experiment

1993—2001
US Atlantic coast, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean
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4 Deployments
· 70 Data Products
CaPE

Convection and Precipitation/Electrification Experiment

1991
East-Central Florida
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
Wakasa Bay Experiment

Wakasa Bay Experiment

2003
Wakasa Bay, Japan, Sea of Japan, Western Pacific Ocean
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
TOST

The Observing system Research and Predictability Experiment (THORPEX) Observing System Test

2003
Pacific Ocean, California, Hawaii (PTOST) Atlantic Ocean, Eastern United States, Canada (ATOST)
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2 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
TRMM-KWAJEX

Tropical Rain Measuring Mission-Kwajalein Experiment

1999
Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
R/V Vickers

R/V Vickers

2 Campaigns · 4 Instruments
The logo for the TOGA-COARE campaign
TOGA COARE

Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere - Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment

1992—1993
Western Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
CEPEX

Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment

1993
Central Pacific Ocean
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product

Data Products

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/LPVEX/RADAR/DATA101External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/LPVEX/RADAR/DATA201External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/LPVEX/RADAR/DATA301External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/LPVEX/RADAR/DATA401External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/LPVEX/RADAR/DATA501External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/GCPEX/CBAND/DATA101External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/278External Link