Sensor
| Frequency
| Description
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Advanced Multi-Frequency Radar (AMFR)
| 13.4, 35.6, and 94.92 GHz
| Modile three frequency radar developed to thoroughly characterize precipitation structure and the underlying microphysical processes. Developed with support from NSF. |
Dual Beam Interferometric (DBI) Synthetic Aperture Radar
| 5.3 GHz
| DBI is designed to map ocean surface currents from one
pass over the target area. Developed with support from ONR. |
| Focused Phased Array Imaging Radar
(FOPAIR) | 10.0 GHz
| Developed for ONR. Used for surface wave
and current imaging on the ocean. Horizontal and vertical
polarizations, as well as short-baseline interferometry. |
Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler (IWRAP)
| 5.0-5.4 & 12.8-13.9 GHz | Measures ocean surface wind speed and
direction and atmospheric boundary layer winds in the presence of
rainfall. Used extensively for hurricane research aboard NOAA P-3 research aircraft. |
| K-Band Polarimetric Radiometer (KPR) | 18.7 GHz
| Measures the effects of sea surface
properties on microwave emissivity. Developed under ONR
funding. |
| Ka-band Polarimetric Radiometer (KaPR) | 36.5 GHz
| Measures the effects of sea surface
properties on microwave emissivity. Developed under ONR
funding. |
S-band FMCW Radar
| 2.9 GHz
| Developed under sponsorship from ARO and DOE. This sensitive radar
measures scattering from variations in the refractive index and from
insects.
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UMass Simultaneous Frequency Microwave Radiometer (USFMR)
| 4.5-7.0 GHz | Measures ocean surface wind speeds and rain
rate in hurricanes. Now used with IWRAP for active/passive
observations of the ocean surface. |
X-band Mobile Radar (XPOL)
| 9.41 GHz
| Polarmetric Doppler radar provide sensitve, high resolution observations of precipitation.
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W-band Mobile Radar
| 95.04 GHz
| Polarmetric Doppler radar provides extremely sensitive, high resolution observations of weather phenomena. Research supported by NSF.
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