Federal research and development needs and priorities for phased array radar

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Federal research and development needs and priorities for phased array radar

2006
Series: FCM (Series) R25-2006

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Corporate Authors:

United States. Office of Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research. ; United States. Interdepartmental Committee for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research. Joint Action Group for Phased Array Radar Project.
NOAA Program & Office:

NWS (National Weather Service)
Description:

All current civilian radar systems for weather surveillance and aircraft surveillance use a rotating antenna. The transmitted beam is shaped and directed by the antenna's reflective surface. The continuous physical rotation of the antenna around a vertical axis causes this beam to sweep a volume of space surrounding the radar unit. In a phased array radar, by contrast, the beam emanates from a stationary surface and is shaped and steered electronically; there is no rotating antenna. This capability to form and steer a radar beam permits multiple radar functions to be performed with the same radar unit: a multifunction phased array radar, or MPAR.
Keywords:

Phased Array Antennas Surveillance Radar Weather Radar Networks Phased Array Antennas Surveillance Radar Weather Radar Networks
Series:

FCM (Series) R25-2006
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PDF
Document Type:

Miscellaneous
Place as Subject:

United States
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https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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CC0 Public Domain
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