Rapid Update, Flexible, and Advanced Scanning Concepts Demonstrated by the NSSL Advanced Technology Demonstrator Phased Array Radar in CY24

Alford, Addison; Kuster, Charles; Schuur, Terry; Reinhart, Anthony; Berry, Caden; Blumenauer, Emily; Boettcher, Jami; Carlin, Jacob; Tuftedal, Kris; Witt, Arthur; Boeckman, Noah; Curtis, Chris; Estes, Robbie; Forren, Eddie; Gregg, Stephen; Hopper, Larry; Ivić, Igor; Jagannath, Rakshith; Kunkle, Gerald; Mendoza, Rafael; Nai, Feng; Servello, Patrick; Smith, Chad; Torres, Sebastián; Warde, David; Wasielewski, Danny; Woolard, Felicia; Zahrai, Allen; Zemlin, Noah

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Rapid Update, Flexible, and Advanced Scanning Concepts Demonstrated by the NSSL Advanced Technology Demonstrator Phased Array Radar in CY24

2025
By Alford, Addison ; Kuster, Charles ; Schuur, Terry ; ...

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Alford, Addison ; Kuster, Charles ; Schuur, Terry ; Reinhart, Anthony ; Berry, Caden ; Blumenauer, Emily ; Boettcher, Jami ; Carlin, Jacob ; Tuftedal, Kris ; Witt, Arthur ; Boeckman, Noah ; Curtis, Chris ; Estes, Robbie ; Forren, Eddie ; Gregg, Stephen ; Hopper, Larry ; Ivić, Igor ; Jagannath, Rakshith ; Kunkle, Gerald ; Mendoza, Rafael ; Nai, Feng ; Servello, Patrick ; Smith, Chad ; Torres, Sebastián ; Warde, David ; Wasielewski, Danny ; Woolard, Felicia ; Zahrai, Allen ; Zemlin, Noah
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National Severe Storms Laboratory. ; Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations.
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OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; NSSL (National Severe Storms Laboratory) ; CIWRO (Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations)
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) has an extensive history of being a leader in weather radar research. Phased array radar (PAR) for weather observation has been studied at NSSL since the early 2000s. In the mid-2010s, NSSL acquired the dual-polarization Advanced Technology Demonstrator (ATD) PAR to examine the feasibility of dual-polarization remote sensing measurements with a planar PAR antenna. In the early 2020s, a robust dual-polarization weather calibration was achieved on the ATD. This achievement has enabled the use of the ATD to demonstrate the operational possibilities of dual-polarization PAR. This is important as the National Weather Service (NWS) considers its next operational radar fleet to be installed in the 2035-2040 timeframe.
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Radar Meteorology Research Weather Forecasting Radar Meteorology Weather Forecasting
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https://doi.org/10.25923/ch8h-q184
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