THE ELDORA ASTRAIA AIRBORNE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR - RESULTS FROM RECENT FIELD-TESTS/

Authors
HILDEBRAND PH WALTHER C LEE WC
Citation
Ph. Hildebrand et al., THE ELDORA ASTRAIA AIRBORNE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR - RESULTS FROM RECENT FIELD-TESTS/, IEEE aerospace and electronic systems magazine, 11(10), 1996, pp. 34-37
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Aerospace Engineering & Tecnology
Journal title
IEEE aerospace and electronic systems magazine → ACNP
ISSN journal
08858985
Volume
11
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Pages
34 - 37
Database
ISI
SICI code
0885-8985(1996)11:10<34:TEAADW>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The ELDORA/ASTRAIA airborne Doppler weather radar was recently placed in service by US and French atmospheric sciences research laboratories . The ELDORA/ASTRAIA radar is designed to provide high resolution meas urements of the air motion and rainfall characteristics of atmospheric storms which are too large, remote or fast-moving to be adequately ob served by ground-based radars. This paper discusses the measurement re quirements and the design goals of the radar and presents sample measu rements from a recent weather research field program.