Millimeter-wave radars for remotely sensing clouds and precipitation

Author

Mead, James B. ; Pazmany, Andrew L. ; Sekelsky, Stephen M. ; Bambha, Ray ; McIntosh, Robert E.

Author_Institution

Microwave Remote Sensing Lab., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

1553

Abstract

Since 1990 the University of Massachusetts Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory has been actively developing innovative millimeter-wavelength radars intended specifically for atmospheric remote sensing. These instruments take advantage of several major technological developments that have only recently become commercially available: (1) compact, high-power extended interaction klystron amplifiers (EIAs) suitable for operation in the 35 and 95 GHz atmospheric transmission windows; (2) solid-state, low-loss switches, allowing pulse-to-pulse polarization agility; (3) commercial data acquisition and signal processing hardware designed for the industry standard VXI-bus

Keywords

atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric precipitation; clouds; meteorological radar; radar equipment; remote sensing by radar; 35 GHz; 95 GHz; University of Massachusetts Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory; clouds; compact high-power extended interaction klystron amplifiers; data acquisition; industry standard VXI-bus; millimeter-wave radars; precipitation; pulse-to-pulse polarization agility; remotely sensing; signal processing; solid-state low-loss switches; Clouds; High power amplifiers; Instruments; Klystrons; Laboratories; Millimeter wave radar; Millimeter wave technology; Pulse amplifiers; Radar remote sensing; Remote sensing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International

Conference_Location

Lincoln, NE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3068-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516728

Filename

516728