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The Ka-band ARM Zenith Radar (KAZR) remotely probes the extent and composition of clouds at millimeter wavelengths. The KAZR is a zenith-pointing Doppler radar that operates at a frequency of approximately 35 GHz. The main purpose of this radar is to determine the first three Doppler moments (reflectivity, vertical velocity, and spectral width) at a range resolution of approximately 30 meters from near-ground to nearly 20 kilometers in altitude.

The KAZR replaces the millimeter-wavelength cloud radar (MMCR) and uses a new digital receiver that provides higher spatial and temporal resolution than the MMCR. In addition, spectral artifacts in the data are significantly reduced in the KAZR, allowing researchers to study cloud dynamics much more closely than with the MMCR.

KAZR data from the 2018 2019 Cloud, Aerosol, and Complex Terrain Interactions (CACTI) field campaign in Argentina and 2019 2020 Cold-Air Outbreaks in the Marine Boundary Layer Experiment (COMBLE) in Norway are available as b1-level products. Building on the original operational data from these campaigns, the b1-level products feature improved data quality resulting from extensive analyses and corrections. The data are cross-calibrated to a common point, datastreams are corrected for operational issues that occurred during the campaigns, and data quality/ground clutter masks and basic derived products are incorporated. For more information, read the b1-level processing reports for CACTI and COMBLE.

Power spectrum for the crosspolar vertical signal.

Southern Great Plains - Central Facility, Lamont, OK

• Latitude: 36.607322
• Longitude: -97.487643
• Publication Date: 2019-09-30
• Start Date: 2019-09-30
• End Date: 2024-05-20
• Last Updated: 2024-05-26

https://www.arm.gov/connect-with-arm/organization/instrument-mentors/list#kazr

Ya-Chien Feng

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

https://doi.org/10.5439/1608590
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2019. Ka ARM Zenith Radar (KAZRCFRSPCGEXPOL). 2019-09-30 to 2024-05-20, Southern Great Plains (SGP) Central Facility, Lamont, OK (C1). Compiled by Y. Feng, I. Lindenmaier, K. Johnson, D. Nelson, B. Isom, J. Hardin, A. Matthews, T. Wendler, V. Melo de Castro, M. Deng and M. Rocque. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1608590.