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Instrument

DRWP
Doppler Radar Wind Profiler

A Four beam system that uses Yagi antenna with enhanced beam steering capability and contains a Median Filter First Guess (MFFG) algorithm to generate a wind profile from Doppler spectra at each range gate

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 > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Dynamics > Wind Shear
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Upper Level Winds > Wind Direction
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Upper Level Winds > U/v Wind Components
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Upper Level Winds > Wind Speed
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds > U/v Wind Components
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds > Wind Direction
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds > Wind Speed
Lower Stratosphere, Troposphere
5 min
150m
50MHz
Currently unavailble

  • Dr. Francis J. Merceret

  • Dr. Francis J. Merceret

  • NASA, QuinetiQ North America, DeTect Inc.

  • NASA

  • Currently unavailable

    • other NASA repository not formally considered a DAAC by ESDS

Instrument Operation

Data Products