Neely, R orcid.org/0000-0003-4560-4812, Bennett, L, Blyth, A orcid.org/0000-0001-7115-2587 et al. (10 more authors) (2018) The NCAS mobile dual-polarisation Doppler X-band weather radar (NXPol). Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 11 (12). pp. 6481-6494. ISSN 1867-1381
Abstract
In recent years, dual-polarisation Doppler X-band radars have become a widely used part of the atmospheric scientist's toolkit for examining cloud dynamics and microphysics and making quantitative precipitation estimates. This is especially true for research questions that require mobile radars. Here we describe the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) mobile X-band dual-polarisation Doppler weather radar (NXPol) and the infrastructure used to deploy the radar and provide an overview of the technical specifications. It is the first radar of its kind in the UK. The NXPol is a Meteor 50DX manufactured by Selex- Gematronik (Selex ES GmbH), modified to operate with a larger 2.4m diameter antenna that produces a 0.98 halfpower beam width and without a radome. We provide an overview of the technical specifications of the NXPol with emphasis given to the description of the aspects of the infrastructure developed to deploy the radar as an autonomous observing facility in remote locations. To demonstrate the radar's capabilities, we also present examples of its use in three recent field campaigns and its ongoing observations at the NERC Facility for Atmospheric Radio Research (NFARR).
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > National Centre for Atmos Science (NCAS) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number NERC No External Ref |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 19 Dec 2018 15:11 |
Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2018 15:11 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | European Geosciences Union |
Identification Number: | 10.5194/amt-11-6481-2018 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:140172 |