asr meeting, san antonio, 30 march 2011 r. houze, c. long, s. mcfarlane, c. schumacher, s. rutledge,...
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ASR Meeting, San Antonio, 30 March 2011
R. Houze, C. Long, S. McFarlane, C. Schumacher, S. Rutledge, S. Ellis, M. Katsumata
The DYNAMO/AMIE Radar Plan
DYNAMO/AMIE Objective
• Determine the evolution of the cloud population and humidity field in the region where the MJO disturbance develops
• Do this with radar!
HUMIDITY
DUAL WAVELENGTHWater vapor
CM-WAVELENGTHPrecipitation
MM-WAVELENGTHNon-precipitating
Cumulus
MM-WAVELENGTHAnvil cloud
This has never been done!
POLARIMETRYMicrophysics
DOPPLERAir motions
Mirai, Scanning C-band, VP W-band1-24 Oct., 31 Oct-28 Nov., + some cruising
Revelle, Scanning C-band, VP W-band28 Sep-30 Oct, 4 Nov-9 Dec, 13 Dec-4 Jan (?)
S-PolKa, S & Ka bandSMART-R, C bandSACR, X & Ka bandKAZR, VP Ka band
DYNAMO & AMIE Radars
~800 km