|  ARMOR
is
a scanning dual-polarimetric Doppler radar operating at C-band (5625
MHz) with a beam width of 1o. It was originally deployed
in Huntsville by the National Weather Service as a local warning
radar in 1977 (WSR-74C), refurbished and upgraded to Doppler in
1991. The radar was donated to the UAH Dept. of Atmospheric Science
in 2002 and upgraded to dual-polarimetry using the SIGMET Antenna
Mounted Receiver in Fall 2004.
ARMOR
Dual-Polarimetric Doppler Radar
Paving the Way for Scientific Advancement
 Education
and training
- UAH graduate students will gain
experience using an advanced
polarimetric radar platform
in advance of the National Weather
Service NEXRAD network upgrade.
- Real-time student use of the radar
in both classroom and
research environments
Continuous
data archive at NSSTC for full volumetric and surveillance scans
One
of a kind technology transfer via real-time use of ARMOR in the
broadcast meteorology domain.
Real-time
operational feed to NWS for nowcasting and training at NWS WFO Huntsville
Supports
basic thunderstorm, cloud physics, cloud electrification and precipitation
research within the UAH/NASA Severe Thunderstorm Observations and
Research Meteorological NETwork (STORM-NET)
- Strategically located with UAH Mobile
Integrated Profiling
System (MIPS) and
Source
for Satellite precipitation mission ground truth and physical validation
via precipitation microphysics retrieval and kinematic measurements
(dual-Doppler)
Vastly
improved Quantitative Precipitation Estimation (QPE) for surface
hydrological and water cycle studies
Operational
meteorological decision support tool development and data assimilation
(e.g. NASA-SPoRT)
Detailed
cloud kinematic, microphysical, electrification, and lightning studies
using the NASA Northern Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (NASA-MSFC/NSSTC
Thunderstorm and Lightning Group) , ARMOR polarimetric variables
and real-time dual-Doppler capability.
Potential
hydrological data input for assimilation into local distributed
runoff models, regional flood plain studies/planning
Near
surface wind retrievals for assimilation into pollutant dispersion
models
Boundary
layer studies including identification of biological flyers
THE
UAH-NSSTC/WHNT ARMOR C-BAND DUAL-POLARIMETRIC RADAR: A UNIQUE COLLABORATION
IN RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
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