atmos:glacialridge:noaa_wind_profiler
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NOAA Wind Profiler
Specifications
| Wavelength | 32.8 cm |
| Peak Power | 500 W |
| Antenna Type | Microstrip Phased Array |
| Antenna Beams | 3: 1 vertical and 2 orthogonal 21 deg. from zenith |
| Antenna Steering | Electrical |
| Antenna Size | 1.8 m x 1.8 m |
| Beamwidth | (2-way) 6.4 deg |
| Height Resolution | Low Height Mode: 105 m, High Height Mode: 495 m |
| Maximum Height Sampled | Low Height Mode: 5.2 km, High Height Mode: 12.6 km |
| Sample Spacing | Low Height Mode: 105 m, High Height Mode: 255 m |
| Maximum Radial Velocity | 11 m/s |
| Spectral Points | 64 |
| Spectral Averages | 60 |
| Dwell Time | approx. 30 s |
| Data Recording | 940- MByte optical disk |
Description
The data from the profiler is downloaded and stored at the field site computer (GlacialRidge2, 64:235:73:178:0). Horizontal and vertical winds are computed from the 3 beams. Uncorrected reflectivity, radial velocity, and spectral width data are plotted and stored as images on the field site computer as well. MatLab scripts are run every hour (roughly 15 min after each hour) to process the given data.
atmos/glacialridge/noaa_wind_profiler.txt · Last modified: 2020/01/29 17:25 by 127.0.0.1