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THE ERC/CASA NETRAD: 

THE ERC/CASA NETRAD Brenda Dolan AT741

Engineering Research Center:CASA: 

Engineering Research Center:CASA Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere Collaboration between University of Massachusetts University of Oklahoma Colorado State University University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

Purpose: 

Purpose Earth curvature effects prevent 72% of the troposphere below 1 km from being observed

The Plan: 

The Plan Build a dense network of radars to study the lowest 3km of the atmosphere NETRAD will look at phenomena generally missed by NEXRAD Tornados (track them with precision) Downdrafts Flash Floods Pre- and post-storm environments via clear air winds (index of refraction mapping) End-user integration Example: Texas Medical Center

NETRAD: 

NETRAD A NETwork of 4 X-band RADars located in Oklahoma Will sit on cell towers Deployment next spring

The Radars: NETRAD: 

The Radars: NETRAD

The Radars: NETRAD: 

The Radars: NETRAD

The Radars: NETRAD: 

The Radars: NETRAD Tornado Pinpointing Data specifications: Azimuthal resolution: ~300m Range resolution: 100m or less Minimum height requirement: Top of tornado boundary layer (50m) Temporal resolution: 1 tilt in 10-30º sectors in 5s Minimum Reflectivity: -5 dBz Nyquist velocity: >25m/s with +/-1.0m/s accuracy

Problems: Second trip: 

Problems: Second trip 2nd, and 3rd(!) trip echoes “Encode” the transmitted signal to determine which trip Random or Systematic Phase coding Staggered PRT & Phase Coding T1 T2

Problems: Attenuation: 

Path attenuation depends on relative location of radar and cell. X-band observed reflectivity for one radar Intrinsic reflectivity Cumulative attenuation Problems: Attenuation

Slide11: 

6 radar observations Attenuation impact, according to different radar locations

Problems: Clutter: 

Problems: Clutter

Future: 

Future NetRad – Precipitating Storms Clear – Pre-Storm Environment Fleets – Opportunistic Deployment Bump up to 9 radars in OK Move to Houston to look at Flash Flooding Puerto Rico Student Test bed Electronic Scanning Bi-static systems “Off the grid”