Instrument

SACR
Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar

This data will be added in future versions

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

Vertical Measurement Regions

Full Column Profile

Temporal Resolution

50 ns–13 μs

Spatial Resolution

This data will be added in future versions

Measurement Frequency

35.3 GHz

Calibration Details

Currently unavailble

Online Information

https://www.arm.gov/capabilities/instruments/kasacr

Lead Investigator
Currently unavailable
Technical Contact
This data will be added in future versions
Instrument Maker
ProSensing Inc.
Funding Source
Currently unavailable
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repositories
Currently unavailable

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

Field Site

Campaign Field Sites

Stationary

57 Campaigns · 161 Instruments

MC3E

Mid-latitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment

2011

Central Oklahoma, Southern Plains

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· 34 Data Products

CRYSTAL-FACE

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

2002

Southern Florida

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· 1 Data Product

photo of the research vessel Ronald H Brown

R/V RHB

R/V Ronald H. Brown

2 Campaigns · 41 Instruments

CalWater

2015

California, Sierra Nevada Range

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· 0 Data Products

Data Products

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

SACRKa-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar

Overview

Instrument Details

Instrument Operation

Data Products

SACR
Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar