Session: IIPS Applications in Radar (2002 Annual)

8:30 AM

5.1

Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. J. Istok and L. D. Johnson

Poster PDF (64.7 kB)

8:45 AM

5.2

Aspects of The ORPG Software Development Process

Michael Jain, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. Adams, H. Burcham, E. Forren, G. Gookin, Z. Jing, A. Nawaz, D. Priegnitz, S. Smith, D. Suppes, and J. Thompson

9:00 AM

5.3

Experiences with the Early Deployment of the WSR-88D Open Radar Product Generator (ORPG)

J. Rex Reed, NOAA/NWS/OSF, Norman, OK; and G. Cate and R. Skov

Poster PDF (58.9 kB)

9:15 AM

5.4

Near Term Planned Mission Enhancements for the WSR-88D Open Radar Product Generator

John G. Simensky, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Elvander, R. Saffle, and M. Istok

Poster PDF (77.1 kB)

9:30 AM

5.5

Use of NEXRAD ORPG Applications Developed for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Cheryl G. Souders, FAA, Washington, DC; and R. C. Showalter

9:45 AM

5.6

Analysis and Plans for Using FAA Radar Weather Data in the WSR-88D

Andrew D. Stern, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and P. K. Pickard, W. M. Blanchard, M. J. Istok, B. Bumgarner, D. L. Estes, and S. Shema

Poster PDF (662.6 kB)

10:00 AM

5.7

The WSR-88D Common Operations and Development Environment—Status and Future Plans

Thomas J. Ganger, Mitretek Systems, Falls Church, VA; and M. J. Istok, S. Shema, and B. Bumgarner

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Poster PDF (26.9 kB)

10:15 AM

5.8

Developmental Utilities for the WSR-88D Common Operations and Development Environment

Andrew D. Stern, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and T. J. Ganger, S. A. Dobbs, and M. J. Istok

Poster PDF (80.6 kB)

10:30 AM

5.9

Experiences using WSR-88D CODE as a Developmental Tool for Radar Algorithm Development

Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. D. Stern, T. J. Ganger, D. J. Smalley, D. J. Seo, and C. J. McAdie

Poster PDF (116.3 kB)

10:45 AM

5.10

The Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) Design for the WSR-88D

Allen Zahrai, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres, I. Ivic, and C. Curtis

Poster PDF (735.0 kB)

11:00 AM

5.11

Migration of WSR-88D Signal Processing Functionality to Open Systems

Sebastian M. Torres, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. Zahrai

Poster PDF (47.3 kB)

11:15 AM

5.12

Near Term Planned Mission Enhancements for the WSR-88D Open Radar Data Acquisition System

Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Zahrai, R. Saffle, R. Rivera, D. Martindale, and R. Khanna

Poster PDF (19.2 kB)

11:30 AM

5.13

Evaluation of techniques to mitigate range and velocity ambiguities on the WSR-88D

D. S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. D. Cook

Poster PDF (44.5 kB)

11:45 AM

5.14

Evaluation of a digital receiver for the research and development of WSR-88D

D. S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. Zahrai

Poster PDF (57.1 kB)

12:00 PM

5.15

Joint Polarization Experiment (JPOLE) for the WSR-88D Radar: Progress and Plans

Terry J. Schuur, NOAA/NSSL and CIMMS, Norman, OK; and R. C. Elvander, J. G. Simensky, and R. A. Fulton

Poster PDF (57.4 kB)

12:15 PM

5.16

Status of the dual polarization upgrade on the NOAA'S research and development WSR-88D

Valery Melnikov, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic, R. J. Doviak, and J. K. Carter

12:30 PM

5.17

NEXRAD Data Quality: An Update on the AP Clutter Mitigation Scheme

Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Ellis and J. VanAndel

Poster PDF (171.2 kB)

5.18

Censoring for Overlaid Echo Leakages in Phase-Coded WSR-88D Data

12:46 PM

5.19

Compression of NEXRAD (WSR-88D) radar data using Burrows-Wheeler Algorithm

Steven D. Smith, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and K. Kelleher and S. Lakshmivarahan

1:01 PM

5.20

Project CRAFT: A Test Bed for Demonstrating the Real Time Acquisition and Archival of WSR-88D Level II Data

Kelvin K. Droegemeier, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. Kelleher, T. D. Crum, J. J. Levit, S. A. DelGreco, L. Miller, C. Sinclair, M. Benner, D. W. Fulker, and H. Edmon

Poster PDF (432.5 kB)

1:16 PM

5.21

The National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased-Array)

Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Kimpel, D. S. Zrnic, S. Sandgathe, R. Ferek, J. F. Heimmer, T. McNellis, J. E. Crain, A. M. Shapiro, J. D. Belville, and W. Benner

Poster PDF (64.1 kB)

1:31 PM

5.22

Demonstration of optimum processing of oversampled signals in range to improve Doppler spectral moment estimates

Igor Ivic, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic and S. M. Torres

Poster PDF (51.4 kB)

5.23

A Radar Processing Toolkit using Numeric Python

5.24

Operational EXPERIENCES WITH THE EARLY DEPLOYMENT OF THE WSR-88D OPEN RADAR PRODUCT GENERATOR (ORPG), NOAA/ROC, NORMAN, OK

2:16 PM

5.0a

Introductory Remarks

Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. E. Forsyth

2:31 PM

5.5a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

3:01 PM

5.11a

Grand Poster Luncheon

5:00 PM

5.17a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

5:28 PM

5.18a

Overview of Range and Velocity Ambiguity Mitigation using the SZ(8/64) Phase Code

Scott Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Meymaris and C. Frush

5:43 PM

5.11b

Session 5: Continued (Chairpersons: Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Jeffrey Keeler, NCAR, Boulder, CO

5:44 PM

5.17b

Exhibit Hours 3:00–7:30 p.m.

Session 5: IIPS Applications in Radar