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Marshall, Colorado

S- PolKa : S-band/K a -band Dual-Wavelength, Dual-Polarization Transportable Research Radar. Ji Parana, Brazil. Marshall, Colorado. S- PolKa Provides Research Quality Data in Remote Areas of the World. S- Pol Deployments through Summer 2012 . Marshall, CO. West Port, WA. Milan, Italy.

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Marshall, Colorado

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  1. S-PolKa: S-band/Ka-band Dual-Wavelength, Dual-Polarization Transportable Research Radar Ji Parana, Brazil Marshall, Colorado S-PolKaProvides Research Quality Data in Remote Areas of the World S-Pol Deployments through Summer 2012 Marshall, CO West Port, WA Milan, Italy • Self-Contained Design • Simplifies transport • Minimizes site requirements • No concrete pad • Generator power Sweet Home, OR Kaohsiung, Taiwan • Supports World-Class Research • More than 200 journal publications utilized S-Pol data • More than 45 advanced degrees (MS and Ph.D.) used S-Pol data Ji Parana, Brazil Addu City, Maldives Barbuda, W. Indies S-band and Dual-Polarization Capability • Refractivity • Near surface humidity • Improved Data Quality • Ground clutter identification • Brightband identification • Attenuation correction • Improved Rainfall Estimates • Drop size distribution information • Partial beam blockage mitigation Addu Atoll, Indian Ocean • Hydrometeor Classification • Mixed phase precipitation • Hail identification, etc. Hybrid combination of dual-pol rain rate estimators compute during DYNAMO . • Roberts et al. (2006, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.) • Vivekanandan et al. (1999, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.) Dual-Wavelength Capability WSR-88D Operational Testbed No clutter rejection Clutter rejection using CMD • Humidity Retrieval • Liquid Water Content Retrieval • Attenuation based • Independent of DSD Comparison of sounding to radar estimated humidity profiles by quadrant observed during DYNAMO Ground clutter Reflectivity (dBZ) LWC (g m-3) High LWC in cloud • Data from Denver WSR-88D (KFTG). Ground clutter from Rocky Mountains is prominent to the west of the radar in the unfiltered data. Adapted from Hubbert et al. (2010, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol.). • Algorithms Developed and Tested on S-Pol • Ground Clutter Mitigation Decision (CMD) • Range Velocity Ambiguity Mitigation Low LWC below cloud dBZ sensitive to rain/drizzle Comparison of reflectivity and radar estimated LWC vertical cross-sections observed during RICO. Adapted from Ellis and Vivekanandan (2011, Radio Sci).

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