Measurement : Radar polarization

The temporal and geometric behavior of the electric field vector of an electromagnetic wave transmitted or received by a radar system, e.g. elliptical polarization, differential reflectivity, phase shift, co-polar correlation coefficient, linear depolarization ratio.

Categories
Cloud Properties

Instruments

The above measurement is considered scientifically relevant for the following instruments. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers of each instrument for a list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.

  • ARM Instruments
    • CSAPR : C-Band ARM Precipitation Radar
    • MPL : Micropulse Lidar
    • XSAPR : X-Band Scanning ARM Precipitation Radar
  • Field Campaign Instruments
    • MPL : Micropulse Lidar

Datastreams

  • CSAPR : C-Band ARM Precipitation Radar Datastreams
    • CSAPRSUR : C-SAPR Surveillance scan
    • CSAPRRHI : C-SAPR Range Height Indicator scan
    • CSAPRSEC : C Scanning ARM Precipitation Radar (CSAPR), SEC ???
    • CSAPRVERT : C Scanning ARM Precipitation Radar (CSAPR), vertical scan
  • XSAPR : X-Band Scanning ARM Precipitation Radar Datastreams
    • XSAPRSUR : X-SAPR Surveillance scan
    • XSAPRPPI : X-SAPR Plan Position Indicator scan
    • XSAPRVAD : X-SAPR Velocity-Azimuth Display scan
    • XSAPRHSRHI : X-SAPR Horizon-to-horizon Range-Height Indicator scan
  • KASACR : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar Datastreams
    • KASACRPPI : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) PPI
    • KASACRSLR : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) Side-Looking Radar
    • KASACRAWRHI : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) Along-Wind RHI Scan
    • KASACRCWRHI : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) Cross-Wind RHI Scan
    • KASACRVPT : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) Vertically Pointing Scan
    • KASACRBLRHI : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) Boundary Layer RHI Scan
    • KASACRCRRHI : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) Corner Reflector RHI scan
    • KASACRSPECCMASKCOPOL : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar, filtered spectral data, co-polarized mode
    • KASACRSPECCMASKXPOL : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar, filtered spectral data, cross-polarized mode
    • KASACRRHI : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) RHI scans, which can vary in elevation range and azimuth
    • KASACRHSRHI : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) Hemispherical Sky RHI Scan (6 horizon-to-horizon scans at 30-degree azimuth intervals)
  • XSACR : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar Datastreams
    • XSACRPPI : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (XSACR) PPI Scan
    • XSACRAWRHI : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (XSACR) Along-Wind RHI Scan
    • XSACRCWRHI : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (XSACR) Cross-Wind RHI Scan
    • XSACRVPT : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (XSACR) Vertically Pointing Scan
    • XSACRBLRHI : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (XSACR) Boundary Layer RHI Scan
    • XSACRSPECCMASKCOPOL : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar, filtered spectral data, co-polarized mode
    • XSACRSPECCMASKXPOL : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar, filtered spectral data, cross-polarized mode
    • XSACRRHI : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (XSACR) RHI Scans, which can vary in elevation range and azimuth
    • XSACRHSRHI : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (XSACR) Hemispherical Sky RHI Scans (6 horizon-to-horizon scans at 30-degree azimuth intervals)
  • MPL : Micropulse Lidar Datastreams
    • MPLPOLFS : Micropulse Lidar (MPL) polarized, fast sampling: cloud base and top heights
  • WSACR : Scanning ARM Cloud Radar, tuned to W-Band (95GHz) Datastreams
    • WSACRPPI : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) PPI Scan
    • WSACRSLR : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) Side-Looking Radar
    • WSACRAWRHI : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) Along-Wind RHI Scan
    • WSACRCWRHI : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) Cross-Wind RHI Scan
    • WSACRVPT : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) Vertically Pointing Scan
    • WSACRBLRHI : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) Boundary Layer RHI Scan
    • WSACRCRRHI : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) Corner Reflector RHI scan
    • WSACRSPECCMASKCOPOL : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar, filtered spectral data, co-polarized mode
    • WSACRSPECCMASKXPOL : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar, filtered spectral data, cross-polarized mode
    • WSACRRHI : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) RHI Scans, which can vary in elevation range and azimuth
    • WSACRHSRHI : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) Hemispherical Sky RHI Scans (6 horizon-to-horizon scans at 30-degree azimuth intervals)