The ER-2 X-Band Doppler Radar (EXRAD) is a dual-beam X-band radar mounted on NASA’s ER-2 aircraft. It was originally intended for the Global Hawk but was instead developed for the ER-2 to replace the ER-2 Doppler Radar (EDOP). EXRAD measures backscatter to determine radar reflectivity, Doppler velocity, and linear depolarization ratio. These measurements help analyze the phase, orientation, size, and other properties of precipitation particles. EXRAD operates at 9.6 GHz and has a range resolution of 37.5 to 300 meters. It has a swath width of 28 km at an altitude of 20 km in scanning mode, with a typical sampling frequency of 0.25 seconds.
Instrument Details
- Radar
- Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Doppler VelocityEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar ReflectivityEarth Science > Atmosphere > PrecipitationEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Backscatter
- Troposphere
- 0.25 s
- 37.5-300 m
- 9.6 GHz
- https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013%3C0795:TERSOT%3E2.0.CO;2
Gerald Heymsfield
Gerald Heymsfield
GSFC
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