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Instrument

MAX
Mobile Alabama X-Band Radar

The Mobile Alabama X-Band Radar (MAX) is a truck-mounted dual-polarization radar owned and operated by the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). It is typically deployed to collect radar measurements of tropical storms, severe weather, and boundary layer conditions. MAX operates at the 9450 MHz frequency and has a beam width of 0.95 degrees. It has a range gate spacing of 125 meters.

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 > Radar Reflectivity
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Imagery
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Doppler Velocity
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radial Velocity > Mean Radial Velocity
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Spectrum Width
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Variable
125 m
9450 MHz
Currently unavailble

  • Lawrence Carey

  • Lawrence Carey

  • Baron, UAH

  • UAH, NOAA

  • Currently unavailable

    • data center outside NASA

Instrument Operation

DC3

Deep Convective Clouds & Chemistry

2012
Northeastern Colorado, West Texas to Central Oklahoma, Northern Alabama
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1 Deployment
· 19 Data Products

Data Products