Poster Session 12 Technology and advanced applications

Thursday, 29 September 2011: 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)
Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:
156
Innovative C-band and X-band FM-CW radars to study boundary layer precipitation
Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

157
Testing and Analysis of storm cell tracking algorithms using established case-study tracks
Benjamin Root, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. B. Yeary and T. Y. Yu

158
Fine structures of refractivity in the boundary layer reveled with a polarimetric WSR-88D
Valery Melnikov, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and R. J. Doviak, D. S. Zrnic, and D. J. Stensrud
Manuscript (372.9 kB)

Handout (717.8 kB)

159
Weather Radar Calibration and Testing using the Moon as Reference Target
Frank Gekat, Selex Systems Integration GmbH, Neuss, Germany; and P. Goelz and R. Hannesen
Manuscript (309.6 kB)

160
Spectrum-time estimation and processing (STEP) algorithm for improving weather radar data quality
Qing Cao, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. Zhang, R. D. Palmer, R. M. May, R. Stafford, and M. Knight
Manuscript (2.1 MB)

161
Recent progress on the automatic quality control of ELDORA data
Cory A. Wolff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. M. Bell, W. C. Lee, and H. Cai
Manuscript (612.4 kB)

Handout (1.1 MB)

162
An improved bistatic Doppler measurement system with reduced contamination by sidelobe echoes
Seiji Kawamura, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan; and S. Sugitani, H. Iwai, K. Nakagawa, and H. Hanado

163
Solid-state weather radar which reached the practical use stage
Masakazu Wada, Toshiba Corp., Tokyo, Japan; and H. Ueda
Manuscript (7.4 MB)

164
Mitigation of wind-turbine clutter using range-Doppler spectral analysis
Feng Nai, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres and R. D. Palmer

167
Principles of Cloud System Observations with X-band Radar Network: Waveforms and Operations
Nitin Bharadwaj, PNNL, Richland, WA; and P. Kollias, K. B. Widener, S. E. Giangrande, and S. Collis

168
Resolution Enhancement System for Networked Radar System
Nitin Bharadwaj, PNNL, Richland, WA; and V. Chandrasekar
Manuscript (515.7 kB)

170
Design and deployment of quickly scanning dual-frequency, dual-polarization, dual-Doppler mobile radar network
Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and K. Friedrich and K. A. Kosiba

171
Clutter mitigation in a phased array radar system using the MMSE formulation
Tomoo Ushio, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan; and E. Yoshikawa, S. Yoshida, T. Morimoto, Z. I. Kawasaki, F. Mizutani, M. Wada, S. Satoh, and T. Iguchi
Manuscript (424.6 kB)

Handout (288.2 kB)

172
A Novel Real-Scene Echoes Signals Physical Simulator of Doppler Weather Radar
He Jianxin, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; and W. Chao, L. Xuehua, W. Haijiang, and S. Zhao
Manuscript (50.9 kB)

Handout (50.9 kB)

173
Direct digital synthesizer designs for dual-polarization transceiver modules
Daniel Thompson, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. Kelley, J. Meier, and M. Yeary

175
Spatial Resolution of Meteorological Radar Network Consisting of High Range and Temporal Resolution Radars
Eiichi Yoshikawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Mega, S. Yoshida, T. Morimoto, T. Ushio, and Z. I. Kawasaki
Manuscript (978.0 kB)

176
Availability of three-dimensionally contiguous volume-scan data measured by phased array weather radar
Shinsuke Satoh, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Ushio, E. Yoshikawa, Z. I. Kawasaki, F. Mizutani, M. Wada, and T. Iguchi

177
Simulation of Spaced-Antenna retrivals for an X-band active phased-array weather radar
Vijay Venkatesh, University of Masssachusetts, Amherst, MA; and K. Orzel and S. Frasier
Manuscript (354.2 kB)

Handout (375.9 kB)

178
The HydroMet Decision Support System: transfer of radar technologies to developing countries
J. William Conway, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; and B. Clarke, C. Porter, Y. Li, L. Venkatramani, and B. Shaw

Handout (3.3 MB)

179
Validation of Cloud Seeding using the Airborne Radar
Ki-Ho Chang, National Institute Meteorological Research / KMA, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)

180
Study of Airborne Doppler Radar Navigation Correction using a Variational Technique
Huaqing Cai, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. C. Lee, C. Wolff, and M. M. Bell

181
Theoretical analysis and engineering solution of parasitical spectrum in the CINRAD transmitter
Zhe Li, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China; and Y. Gao
Manuscript (112.3 kB)

Handout (184.9 kB)

182
Adaptation of hybrid spectrum width estimator to staggered PRT for WSR-88D
Gregory Meymaris, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hubbert

Handout (1.1 MB)

183
Adaptive junction temperature cooling to enable the next-generation of single-assembly solid-state high-power RF amplifiers
K. Namjou, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. McCann, M. Yeary, and R. Kelley

184
A Scalable Radar Wind Profiler for Boundary Layer, Troposphere, and Lower Stratosphere Operations
Scott A. McLaughlin, DeTect, Inc., Longmont, CO; and B. Weber, F. Pratte, D. Merritt, G. Zimmerman, and M. Wise

185
Enhancing the foundational data from the WSR-88D: Part I, A history of success
Darcy S. Saxion, Air Force Weather Agency, Norman, OK; and R. L. Ice
Manuscript (1.2 MB)

Handout (1.2 MB)

186
Enhancing the foundational data from the WSR-88D: Part II, The future
Richard L. Ice, Air Force Weather Agency, Norman, OK; and D. S. Saxion
Manuscript (1.2 MB)

Handout (1.3 MB)

187
Development of Portable Eye-Safe Depolarization Coherent Doppler Lidar and Observations of Asian Dust
Hiroshi Sakamaki, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan; and S. Kameyama, K. Asaka, T. Hara, T. Wakayama, and H. Tanaka

188
Evaluation of the Meteo-France operational precipitation radar network capacity for the refractivity measurement
Lucas Besson, Meteo France, Guyancourt, France; and J. Parent du Chatelet
Manuscript (574.2 kB)

189
A High resolution mesocyclone detection algorithm with IQ data
Osamu Suzuki, Japan Meteorologcal Agency, Japan; and H. Yamauch, H. Inoue, and M. Nakazato

190
Rainfall Observation of the Ku-band Broadband Radar Network in Osaka, Japan
Eiichi Yoshikawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Mega, S. Yoshida, T. Morimoto, T. Ushio, and Z. I. Kawasaki
Manuscript (738.4 kB)

191
HIWRAP Radar Development for High-Altitude Operation on the NASA Global Hawk and ER-2
Lihua Li, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. M. Heymsfield, J. Carswell, D. Schaubert, J. Creticos, M. Mclinden, M. Vega, and M. Perrine

193
NCAR HIAPER Cloud Radar Design and Development
Pei-Sang Tsai, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Loew, J. Vivekanandan, J. M. Emmett, C. D. Burghart, S. Rauenbuehler, and G. Farquharson
Manuscript (601.2 kB)

Handout (601.2 kB)

194
FRONT: The Front Range Observational Network Testbed
J. C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. C. Kennedy, V. Chandrasekar, S. Rutledge, W. C. Lee, V. Bringi, J. W. Wilson, D. A. Brunkow, M. Dixon, T. Weckwerth, J. George, E. Loew, J. VanAndel, A. Phinney, B. Bowie, R. A. Rilling, and S. Ellis
Manuscript (3.0 MB)

195
The WiBEX solid state X-band radar system
Jim George, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar

Handout (1.5 MB)

196
Recent advances in Radar Meteorology in India
Viswanathan Gouravaram, Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital, Uttaranchal, India; and S. Raghavan and R. Sagar

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