Instrument : W-Band (95 GHz) ARM Cloud Radar, mounted to scan (SWACR)

Instrument Categories
Cloud Properties

Output Datastreams

  • swacrblrhi : S-WACR Boundary-layer Range-Height Indicator scan
  • swacrcal : S-WACR calibration information
  • swacrcwrhi : S-WACR Cross-Wind Range-Height Indicator scan
  • swacrfpt : S-WACR - Fixed PoinTing mode
  • swacrhsrhi : S-WACR Horizon-to-horizon Range-Height Indicator scan
  • swacrppi : S-WACR Plan Position Indicator scan
  • swacrspeccmaskcopol : S-WACR ARM Cloud Radar, filtered spectral data, co-polarized mode
  • swacrspeccmaskxpol : S-WACR filtered spectral data, cross-polarized mode
  • swacrvad : S-WACR Velocity-Azimuth Display scan
  • swacrvpt : S-WACR Vertical PoinTing scan

Primary Measurements

The following measurements are those considered scientifically relevant.

Locations

  • Southern Great Plains (SGP)
    • Central Facility, Lamont, OK (C1)
  • ARM Mobile Facility (GRW)
    • Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal (M1)
  • ARM Mobile Facility (SBS)
    • Steamboat Springs CO, Thunderhead Lodge (S1)

Contact(s)

Kevin Widener
(509) 528-9565
kevin.widener@pnnl.gov

Nitin Bharadwaj
associate
(509) 372-4267
nitin@pnnl.gov

Dan Nelson
associate
(509) 375-3868
danny.nelson@pnnl.gov

Iosif (Andrei) Lindenmaier
associate
(509) 375--6802
iosif.lindenmaier@pnnl.gov

Karen Johnson
data analysis
(631) 344-5952
kjohnson@bnl.gov