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Title: Ka-Band ARM Zenith Radar (KAZR) Instrument Handbook

Abstract

The Ka-band ARM zenith radar (KAZR) is a zenith-pointing Doppler cloud radar operating at approximately 35 GHz. The KAZR is an evolutionary follow-on radar to ARM's widely successful millimeter-wavelength cloud radar (MMCR). The main purpose of the KAZR is to provide vertical profiles of clouds by measuring the first three Doppler moments: reflectivity, radial Doppler velocity, and spectra width. At the sites where the dual-polarization measurements are made, the Doppler moments for the cross-polarization channel are also available. In addition to the moments, velocity spectra are also continuously recorded for each range gate.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
DOE Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1035855
Report Number(s):
DOE/SC-ARM/TR-106
PNNL-21190; TRN: US201208%%864
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC05-7601830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; CLOUDS; MANUALS; RADAR; REFLECTIVITY; SPECTRA; VELOCITY

Citation Formats

Widener, K, Bharadwaj, N, and Johnson, K. Ka-Band ARM Zenith Radar (KAZR) Instrument Handbook. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.2172/1035855.
Widener, K, Bharadwaj, N, & Johnson, K. Ka-Band ARM Zenith Radar (KAZR) Instrument Handbook. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1035855
Widener, K, Bharadwaj, N, and Johnson, K. 2012. "Ka-Band ARM Zenith Radar (KAZR) Instrument Handbook". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1035855. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1035855.
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abstractNote = {The Ka-band ARM zenith radar (KAZR) is a zenith-pointing Doppler cloud radar operating at approximately 35 GHz. The KAZR is an evolutionary follow-on radar to ARM's widely successful millimeter-wavelength cloud radar (MMCR). The main purpose of the KAZR is to provide vertical profiles of clouds by measuring the first three Doppler moments: reflectivity, radial Doppler velocity, and spectra width. At the sites where the dual-polarization measurements are made, the Doppler moments for the cross-polarization channel are also available. In addition to the moments, velocity spectra are also continuously recorded for each range gate.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 06 00:00:00 EST 2012},
month = {Tue Mar 06 00:00:00 EST 2012}
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