The NOAA/ETL Scanning Ka-band Cloud Radar (NOAA/K) is a ground-based millimeter wave radar. It operates at a 34.66 GHz frequency to measure radar reflectivity and Doppler velocity. These measurements are used to characterize cloud microphysical properties such as cloud droplet size and concentration. NOAA/K has a beam width ranging from 0.3 to 0.5 degrees, a pulse length of 0.25 microseconds, and a resolution of 37.5 meters. It is deployed on a flatbed trailer, making it easily transportable.
Instrument Details
- Radar
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud MicrophysicsEarth Science > Atmosphere > CloudsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > HydrometeorsEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar ImageryEarth Science > Atmosphere > PrecipitationEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Doppler VelocityEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > RadarEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar ReflectivityEarth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Cloud Droplet Concentration/size
- Full Column Profile
- Variable
- 37.5 m
- 34.66 GHz
- Currently unavailble
Brooks Martner
Brooks Martner
NOAA
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 Campaign Field Sites Stationary 62 Campaigns · 158 Instruments |  Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study 1994—1996 Boreal forests of central Canada 2 Deployments · 303 Data Products
 First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment 1986—1998 Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska 5 Deployments · 131 Data Products
ASTEX Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment 1992 Azores and Madeira islands 1 Deployment · 0 Data Products
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