wacrreflmask
W-Band (95 GHz) ARM Cloud Radar Reflector Mask (wacrreflmask)
Browse DataThe W-band ARM Cloud Radar (WACR) systems are zenith-pointing Doppler radars that probe the extent and composition of clouds at 95.04 GHz.
The main purpose of this radar is to determine cloud boundaries (e.g., cloud bottoms and tops).
This radar reports estimates for the first three spectra moments for each range gate up to 15 km. The 0th moment is reflectivity, the 1st moment is radial velocity, and the 2nd moment is spectral width. Also available are the raw spectra files.
Unlike the millimeter wavelength cloud radar (MMCR), the WACR does not use pulse coding and operates in only copolarization and cross-polarization modes.
Measurements
Location
Southern Great Plains - Central Facility, Lamont, OK
- Latitude: 36.607322
- Longitude: -97.487643
- Publication Date: 2006-03-24
- Start Date: 2006-03-24
- End Date: 2008-04-29
- Last Updated: 2012-07-03
Instrument Mentor
https://www.arm.gov/connect-with-arm/organization/instrument-mentors/list#wacr
Alyssa Matthews
Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryKaren Johnson
Brookhaven National LaboratoryScott Giangrande
Brookhaven National LaboratoryDOI / Citation
http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1987454
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2006. W-Band (95 GHz) ARM Cloud Radar (WACRREFLMASK). 2006-03-24 to 2008-04-29, Southern Great Plains (SGP) Central Facility, Lamont, OK (C1). Compiled by K. Johnson and A. Matthews. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1987454.
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2006. W-Band (95 GHz) ARM Cloud Radar (WACRREFLMASK). 2006-03-24 to 2008-04-29, Southern Great Plains (SGP) Central Facility, Lamont, OK (C1). Compiled by K. Johnson and A. Matthews. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1987454.