The Chilbolton advanced meteorological radar: a tool for multidisciplinary atmospheric research

Author

Goddard, J.W.F. ; Eastment, J.D. ; Thurai, M.

Author_Institution

Radio Commun. Res. Unit, Rutherford Appleton Lab., Chilton, UK

Volume

6

Issue

2

fYear

1994

fDate

4/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

77

Lastpage

86

Abstract

An ex-air-surveillance S-band radar was installed on the 25 m antenna at Chilbolton, near Winchester, over 20 years ago for studies of the effects of rain on communications systems. Since that time the functionality of the radar has been steadily developed to keep it at the forefront of meteorological research radars throughout the world. Recent developments have added phase and Doppler capabilities to the radar. The paper briefly discusses the use of differential reflectivity measurements in determining rainfall rates, microwave attenuation and the phase of hydrometeors. The new hardware and signal processing are described and examples of radar scans and applications of the radar are presented

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; electromagnetic wave absorption; electromagnetic wave scattering; meteorology; microwave measurement; radar antennas; radiowave propagation; rain; remote sensing by radar; signal processing; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 25 m; Chilbolton; S-band radar; Winchester; antenna; atmospheric research; communications systems; differential reflectivity measurements; hydrometeors; meteorological radar; microwave attenuation; phase; radar applications; radar scans; rainfall rates; signal processing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics & Communication Engineering Journal

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0954-0695

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/ecej:19940205

Filename

279157