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RASTA
Radar Airborne System Tool for Atmosphere

The Radar Airborne System Tool for Atmosphere (RASTA) is an airborne W-band pulsed Doppler cloud radar. It features a multibeam antenna system that enables three-dimensional retrievals of wind profiles above and below the aircraft. RASTA operates at a frequency of 95.04 GHz and has a beam width of 0.6 degrees. It has a range of up to 15 km with a resolution of 60 meters. RASTA is usually flown on the French ATR-42 aircraft.

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

Measurement Type

Radar

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Doppler Velocity

Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Reflectivity

Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radial Velocity > Mean Radial Velocity

Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Imagery

Vertical Measurement Regions

Full Column Profile

Temporal Resolution

Variable

Spatial Resolution

60 m

Measurement Frequency

95.04 GHz

Calibration Details

Currently unavailble

Online Information

Lead Investigator
Julien Delanoë
Technical Contact
Julien Delanoë
Instrument Maker
LATMOS
Funding Source
Currently unavailable
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repository
- data center outside NASA

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

Image of the Falcon aircraft from ACCESS II

Image of the Falcon aircraft from ACCESS II

Dassault Falcon 20-E5

6 Campaigns · 44 Instruments

Hydrological Cycle in Mediterranean Experiment

The Mediterranean

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· 3 Data Products

Data Products

There are no data products linked to this campaign in CASEI - yet.