Title :
Student developed meteorological radar network for the western part of Puerto Rico: First node
Author :
Vega, Manuel A. ; Colom, José G.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Abstract :
This paper summarizes the work being done in developing a student designed radar network in western Puerto Rico. Modifications to a commercially available Raytheon MK2 marine radar are presented as well as the sensitivity expected.
Keywords :
marine radar; meteorological radar; remote sensing by radar; student experiments; Puerto Rico; Raytheon MK2 marine radar; student developed meteorological radar network; Attenuation; Collaboration; Earth; Frequency; Marine technology; Meteorological radar; Radar antennas; System testing; Terrestrial atmosphere; Weather forecasting; DCAS; component; marine radar; radar modifications;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1211-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1212-9
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423490
