NASA logoCASEI Logo
NASA | CASEI
Arrow leftBack to Explore

Instrument

ELDORA
ELectra DOppler RAdar

The ELectra DOppler RAdar (ELDORA) is an airborne radar system developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and France's Centre de Recherches en Physique de L'Environnement Terrestre et Planetaire (CRPE). It was designed to operate on the NCAR Electra aircraft, but it also operates on the Naval Research Lab (NRL) P-3 aircraft. It is an X-band (9.3-9.8 GHz) radar that measures radar reflectivity, Doppler velocity, and other radar parameters to characterize convective systems and clouds. ELDORA has a beamwidth of 1.8 degrees and a range resolution of 37.5 to 1200 meters, depending on radar configuration.

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
Full Column Profile
Variable
37.5-1200 m
9.3-9.8 GHz
Currently unavailble

  • Currently unavailable

  • Wen-Chau Lee

  • NCAR, CRPE

  • Currently unavailable

  • Overview PublicationExternal Link

    • data center outside NASA

Instrument Operation

CRYSTAL-FACE logo converted to .png
CRYSTAL-FACE

Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers Florida Area Cirrus Experiment

2002
Southern Florida
view all deployment dates
1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
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
view all deployment dates
1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products

Data Products