Session: Emerging Technology and Future Directions (36th Conference on Radar Meteorology (16-20 September, 2013))

Monday, 16 September 2013: 5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Breckenridge Ballroom (Peak 14-17, 1st Floor) / Event Tent (Outside) (Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center)

Host: 36th Conference on Radar Meteorology (16-20 September, 2013)

Cochairs:

Howard B. Bluestein, Univ. of Oklahoma, School of Meteorology, Norman, OK and Francesc Junyent, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO

Papers:

190

The Dallas-Fort Worth Urban Weather Radar Network

V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and B. J. Philips, H. Chen, D. J. Seo, E. J. Lyons, F. Junyent, A. Bajaj, J. A. Brotzge, D. Willie, D. L. Pepyne, K. Brewster, A. Cannon, A. Rafieei Nasab, and D. Westbrook

Manuscript (611.5 kB)

Handout (718.3 kB)

131

Research on Improving CINRAD Detection Ability in Low layers

Jinhong Yang, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China; and D. Chen and S. Wang

132

The Project

Paul L. Smith, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid CIty, SD

Handout (464.1 kB)

133

Antenna and Transmitter Design for a 449 MHz Wind Profiler Radar

B. Lindseth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. O. J. Brown, T. Hock, C. Martin, and S. A. Cohn

134

Development of 1.3-GHz range-imaging wind profiler radar

Masayuki K. Yamamoto, Kyoto Univ., Uji, Kyoto, Japan; and T. Gan, T. Fujita, N. H. Binti Abdul Aziz, H. Hashiguchi, M. Yamamoto, and T. Y. Yu

135

A technique to increase the scanning rate of a phased array

Valery Melnikov, Univ. of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and R. Doviak and D. Zrnic

Manuscript (367.5 kB)

136

A Preliminary Study on Detection Accuracy of Solid-State Weather Radar

LI Rui, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China; and H. Jianxin and T. Shunxian

Manuscript (1.9 MB)

Handout (2.0 MB)

137

Extending the solar signal analysis into monitoring of the radar signal processing and antenna system performance

Asko J. Huuskonen, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and M. Kurri, H. Hohti, H. Beekhuis, H. Leijnse, and I. Holleman

138

Design Considerations for Developing Airborne Dual-Polarization Dual-Doppler Radar

J. Vivekanandan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. C. Lee, E. Loew, J. Moore, J. Salazar, and P. Tsai

Manuscript (611.5 kB)

Handout (718.3 kB)

139

The Structure of Convective Systems Observed by Phased Array Radar in the Kinki Region, Japan

Sho Yoshida, Meteorological Engineering Center, Inc., Osaka, Japan; and T. Ushio, S. Yoshida, S. Shimamura, K. Maruo, and N. Takada

Manuscript (1.2 MB)

Handout (433.5 kB)

140

Calibration of a Weather Radar Receiver with a Noise Diode

Frank Gekat, Selex Systems Integration GmbH, Neuss, Germany; and P. Goelz and D. Vollbracht

141

The Lidar Radar Open Software Environment - LROSE

M. J. Dixon, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Lee, S. A. Cohn, and M. Daniels

Handout (1.7 MB)

142

A New Radar Control System for NCAR/EOL S-POL and CSU-CHILL

Joseph VanAndel, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Brunkow

Handout (17.9 MB)

143

The Research and Experiment on Enhancing The Maximum Detecting Height of L-band Wind Profiler

Lei Wu, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China; and Y. Lu and R. Li

144

A Bayesian approach for precipitation attenuation correction with a Ku-band Broad Band Radar network

Shigeharu Shimamura, Osaka Univ., Suita, Osaka, Japan; and E. Yoshikawa, S. Yoshida, T. Ushio, and K. Imai

Manuscript (320.7 kB)

145

Development of Data Screening Method for Wind Lidar under Low S/N Environment

Hiroshi Sakamaki, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan; and H. Tanaka and T. Hara

Manuscript (217.2 kB)

Handout (488.6 kB)

146

Development of Phased-Array Weather Radar System for 3D Observation of Cumulonimbus Clouds

Naoki Anraku, Toshiba Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; and F. Mizutani, M. Wada, H. Handa, T. Ushio, and S. Satoh

Manuscript (274.6 kB)

Handout (196.7 kB) Handout (174.6 kB)

147

Detection and Adaptive Scheduling on the NWRT Phased-Array Radar

David L. Priegnitz, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. L. Heinselman

Manuscript (598.2 kB)

Handout (840.0 kB)

148

Wet Microburst Events Observed with Phased Array Radar

Arthur Witt, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith, P. L. Heinselman, S. T. Irwin, and K. L. Manross

Manuscript (2.7 MB)

Handout (1.8 MB)

149

Designing a detection scan for adaptive weather sensing

David A. Warde, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and I. R. Ivic and E. Forren

Manuscript (854.2 kB)

Handout (825.5 kB)

150

Application of Compressive Sensing to Atmospheric Observations with Imaging Radar

Serkan Ozturk, Advanced Radar Research Center, Norman, OK; and T. Y. Yu, L. Ding, N. Feng, and B. L. Cheong

Manuscript (311.2 kB)

151

Improving the accuracy of near-surface 3-D radar refractivity retrievals

Ya-Chien Feng, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada; and F. Fabry

Manuscript (4.5 MB)

Handout (2.6 MB)

152

Erroneous velocity transitions in high vertical wind shear when measuring Doppler velocities with narrow Nyquist intervals

Frederic Fabry, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada; and C. Augros and A. Bellon

Handout (3.0 MB)

153

Radar Performance Monitoring using Ground Clutter

Leonard Szarko, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada

154

Snow Depth Retrieval Using Ku-Band Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR)

Jack R. Evans, NPS, Monterey, CA; and F. A. Kruse

Manuscript (1.3 MB)

Handout (3.3 MB)

155

Initial Operations of the Front Range Observational Network Testbed (FRONT)

Patrick C. Kennedy, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and J. Hubbert, S. Rutledge, W. C. Lee, V. Chandrasekar, J. Wilson, T. M. Weckwerth, and R. D. Roberts

Handout (1.2 MB)

156

Beam Steering Improvements Using Non-ideal Phase Fronts with a Minimal Number of Control Bits

Daniel Thompson, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. B. Yeary

157

Three-dimensional Fine Structure of Localized Heavy Rainfalls Measured by Phased Array Weather Radar

Shinsuke Satoh, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Japan; and T. Ushio, S. Shimamura, K. Maruo, F. Mizutani, M. Wada, H. Hanado, S. Kawamura, S. Uratsuka, and T. Iguchi

Handout (597.5 kB)

158

Solid-State Pulse Compression Radars in Japan

Naoki Anraku, Toshiba Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; and M. Wada, A. Adachi, and H. Yamauchi

Manuscript (1.1 MB)

Handout (180.2 kB) Handout (301.1 kB)

159

Architecture Overview and System Performance of the Airborne Phased Array Radar (APAR) for Atmospheric Research

Eric Loew, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Salazar, P. Tsai, J. Vivekanandan, W. Lee, and V. Chandrasekar

Manuscript (1.9 MB)

Handout (2.8 MB)