The 50-MHz radar wind profiler/RASS (RWP50) measures wind profiles from (nominally) 2 to 12 km and virtual temperature profiles from 2 to 4 km. It operates by transmitting electromagnetic energy into the atmosphere and measuring the strength and frequency of backscattered energy. Virtual temperatures are recovered by transmitting an acoustic signal vertically and measuring the electromagnetic energy scattered from the acoustic wavefront. The propagation speed of the acoustic wave is proportional to the square root of the virtual temperature.
50RWP
50rwp > Radar Wind Profiler (50 MHz)Instrument Type(s) > Baseline • Guest
Primary Derived Measurements
Locations
- Fixed
- AMF1
- AMF2
- AMF3
Related Publications
2019
Planche C, F Tridon, S Banson, G Thompson, M Monier, A Battaglia, and W Wobrock. 2019. "On the realism of the rain microphysics representation of a squall line in the WRF model. Part II: Sensitivity studies on the rain drop size distributions." Monthly Weather Review, 147(8), 10.1175/MWR-D-18-0019.1.
2017
Kassianov E, EA Riley, JM Kleiss, CN Long, L Rihimaki, D Flynn, C Flynn, and LK Berg. 2017. Macrophysical properties of continental cumulus clouds from active and passive remote sensing. In 22th Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere, : SPIE.
2016
Kumar VV, A Protat, C Jakob, CR Williams, S Rauniyar, GL Stephens, and PT May. 2016. "The Estimation of Convective Mass Flux from Radar Reflectivities." Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 55(5), 10.1175/jamc-d-15-0193.1.
Kingsmill D, P Persson, S Haimov, and M Shupe. 2016. "Mountain waves and orographic precipitation in a northern Colorado winter storm." Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 142(695), 10.1002/qj.2685.
2012
Williams CR. 2012. "Vertical Air Motion Retrieved from Dual-Frequency Profiler Observations." Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 29(10), 10.1175/jtech-d-11-00176.1.
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