Measurements and Applications
Cloud profiling Doppler radar for characterizing precipitating cloud structures and related vertical air motions
Full Name
FALCON RADAR
Status
Approved
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Cloud profile and rain radars 
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Cloud and precipitation radar
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
netCDF4
Resolution
<2 km horizontal, ≤500 m vertical
[Best Resolution: 2000m]
Accuracy
< 2 dBZ, < 0.75 m/s
Waveband
Microwave: 94 GHz (W-band)
FALCON-RADAR - Fleet for the Atmosphere Linking Commercial Observations with NASA (FALCON) - RADAR (2029 - 2032) |