Wind Retrieval Algorithms for the IWRAP and HIWRAP Airborne Doppler Radars with Applications to Hurricanes

Wind Retrieval Algorithms for the IWRAP and HIWRAP Airborne Doppler Radars with Applications to Hurricanes

Algorithms for the retrieval of atmospheric winds in precipitating systems from downward-pointing, conically scanning airborne Doppler radars are presented. The focus is on two radars: the Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler (IWRAP) and the High-Altitude IWRAP (HIWRAP). The IWRAP is a dual-frequ...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of atmospheric and oceanic technology 2014-06, Vol.31 (6), p.1189-1215
Hauptverfasser: Guimond, Stephen R, Tian, Lin, Heymsfield, Gerald M, Frasier, Stephen J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Airborne radar
Aircraft
Algorithms
Altitude
Atmospherics
Doppler radar
Flies
Hurricanes
Incidence
Information retrieval
Marine
Radar
Retrieval
Wind speed
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Zusammenfassung:Algorithms for the retrieval of atmospheric winds in precipitating systems from downward-pointing, conically scanning airborne Doppler radars are presented. The focus is on two radars: the Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler (IWRAP) and the High-Altitude IWRAP (HIWRAP). The IWRAP is a dual-frequency (C and Ku bands), multibeam (incidence angles of 30DG50DG) system that flies on the NOAA WP-3D aircraft at altitudes of 24 km. The HIWRAP is a dual-frequency (Ku and Ka bands), dual-beam (incidence angles of 30DG and 40DG) system that flies on the NASA Global Hawk aircraft at altitudes of 1820 km.
ISSN:0739-0572
1520-0426
DOI:10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00140.1