Measurements and Applications
Measures time-differenced profiles of radar reflectivity for convective mass flux
Full Name
Dynamic Atmospheric Radar
Status
Being developed
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Cloud profile and rain radars 
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Cloud and precipitation radar
Sampling
Imaging
Resolution
3.5 km horizontal resolution, 250 m vertical resolution
[Best Resolution: 3500m]
Swath
11 km using 5-scanning beams
[Max Swath: 11 km]
Waveband
Ka-band (center frequency: 35.75 and bandwidth: 2.5 MHz)
INCUS - INvestigation of Convective UpdraftS (2026 - 2029) |