A wing pod-based millimeter wavelength airborne cloud radar

This paper describes a novel, airborne pod-based millimeter (mm) wavelength radar. Its frequency of operation is 94 GHz (3 mm wavelength). The radar has been designed to fly on the NCAR Gulfstream V HIAPER aircraft; however, it could be deployed on other similarly equipped aircraft. The pod-based co...

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Main Authors: J. Vivekanandan, S. Ellis, P. Tsai, E. Loew, W.-C. Lee, J. Emmett, M. Dixon, C. Burghart, S. Rauenbuehler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-08-01
Series:Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems
Online Access:http://www.geosci-instrum-method-data-syst.net/4/161/2015/gi-4-161-2015.pdf