1290bsrwpspeclowprecip
Spectra from 1290-MHz Beam-Steered Radar Wind Profiler (BSRWP) operating in low precipitation mode (1290bsrwpspeclowprecip)
Browse DataThe radar wind profiler/radio acoustic sounding system (RWP/RASS), available in 915-MHz (for U.S. deployments) and 1290-MHz (for foreign deployments), measures wind profiles and backscattered signal strength between (nominally) 0.1 km and 5 km and virtual temperature profiles between 0.1 km and 2.5 km. However, ARM no longer operates the RASS portion.
The RWP transmits electromagnetic energy into the atmosphere in as many as five directions (four tilted in opposing vertical planes and on vertical) and measures the strength and frequency of backscattered energy. Calculation of the Doppler shift of the returned signal allows calculation of the atmospheric wind profile.
Measurements
Location
MAGIC (Marine ARM GPCI Investigation of Clouds); Mobile Facility
- Latitude: None
- Longitude: None
- Publication Date: 2013-05-18
- Start Date: 2013-05-18
- End Date: 2013-09-25
- Last Updated: 2014-12-14
Instrument Mentor
https://www.arm.gov/connect-with-arm/organization/instrument-mentors/list#rwp
Richard Coulter
Argonne National LaboratoryTimothy Martin
Argonne National LaboratoryPaytsar Muradyan
Argonne National LaboratoryDOI / Citation
http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1256319
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2013, updated hourly. Radar Wind Profiler (1290BSRWPSPECLOWPRECIP). 2013-05-18 to 2013-09-25, ARM Mobile Facility (MAG) Los Angeles, CA to Honolulu, HI - container ship Horizon Spirit; AMF2 (M1). Compiled by R. Coulter, P. Muradyan and T. Martin. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1256319.
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2013, updated hourly. Radar Wind Profiler (1290BSRWPSPECLOWPRECIP). 2013-05-18 to 2013-09-25, ARM Mobile Facility (MAG) Los Angeles, CA to Honolulu, HI - container ship Horizon Spirit; AMF2 (M1). Compiled by R. Coulter, P. Muradyan and T. Martin. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1256319.