NDLI: Opportunities for NRL WARLOC radar validation and calibration of NASA Earth Observing Space Missions

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Author	Danly, B.G. Miller, S.D. Manheimer, W. Fliflet, A.W. Linde, G. Ngo, M. Cheung, W.J.
Copyright Year	2004
Description	Author affiliation: Electron. Sci. & Technol. Div., US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA (Danly, B.G.)
Abstract	The NRL WARLOC radar is a high average power, coherent W-band (94 GHz) radar now operating at the NRL Chesapeake Bay Detachment (CBD) site in Maryland. Developed by the Navy as a research radar for imaging and tracking applications, WARLOC also brings unprecedented sensitivity to the measurement of cloud parameters (including phase, morphology, and particle size and motion) at spatial resolutions unparalleled by contemporary radar systems. The NASA CloudSat satellite, planned for launch in early 2005, features a nadir pointing non-coherent W-band cloud profiling radar (CPR). As part of the "A-Train" constellation (a series of five low-earth-orbiting satellites in formation flight with the EOS Aqua platform), CloudSat provides the first space-based cloud vertical profile information on a global scale. This paper discusses opportunities for the use of WARLOC for atmospheric physics studies in general, and potential for quantifying the instrument performance and science limitations of the CloudSat CPR.
Sponsorship	Univ. of Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Res. Center
Starting Page	807
Ending Page	808
File Size	175668
Page Count	2
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780384903
DOI	10.1109/ICIMW.2004.1422340
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2004-09-27
Publisher Place	Germany
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Spaceborne radar Calibration NASA Earth Space missions Radar imaging Radar tracking Clouds Radar applications Radar measurements
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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