The CSU-Chill fully polarimetric S-band weather radar facility: providing research experience to undergraduates

Author

Bringi, V.N. ; Chandrasekar, V.

Author_Institution

Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

3-8 Aug 1997

Firstpage

954

Abstract

For the past six years Colorado State University has been providing research experience to undergraduates in electrical engineering using the CSU-CHILL radar facility as a focal point. Typically, 8-10 sophomore/junior students from various universities in the US are selected for the ten-week summer program which is funded by the National Science Foundation. This paper describes briefly the capabilities of the CSU-CHILL radar and the chase van validation efforts conducted during the summer of 1996. The CSU-CHILL radar is a national facility for advanced research in remote sensing of weather phenomena and is open to investigators from all universities

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; education; meteorological instruments; meteorological radar; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; teaching; CSU-CHILL radar facility; CSU-Chill; Colorado State University; National Science Foundation; SHF; UHF; USA; United States; atmosphere; measurement technique; meteorological radar; meteorology; microwave radar; polarimetric S-band weather radar; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; research experience; teaching; undergraduate; university education; Instruments; Meteorological radar; Polarization; Pulse measurements; Radar measurements; Radar polarimetry; Radar remote sensing; Reflectivity; Remote sensing; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3836-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1997.615308

Filename

615308