S-Pol Status at TiMREXS-Pol Status at TiMREX10 June, 200810 June, 2008

Earth Observing LaboratoryNational Center for Atmospheric Research

S-Pol in TaiwanS-Pol in Taiwan

SetupSetup

Site preparation completed around April 21 The site preparation was excellent.

S-Pol containers delivered to site on April 22 Construction of S-Pol from the April 23 to the

May 6 Calibration and testing of S-Pol from May 7 to

May 14 Networking at S-Pol installed around May 10

The network links provided by the CWB have played a large role in the success of the deployment of S-Pol.

S-Pol operational on the May 15

The View from S-PolThe View from S-Pol

North 北

East 東 South 南 West 西

Mountains Factories Hill

Approximate directions shown

Education and OutreachEducation and Outreach

Tours of S-Pol National Central University Chinese Culture University Central Weather Bureau (Hualien, Ken-Ting) Sinyuan Elementary School Local residents

OperationsOperations

S-Pol has operated for 28 days (15 May to 11 June)

Major system problems S-Pol down from 05:00 to 14:48 on June 05 during

the EOP because water leaked into the pedestal electronics.

Minor system problems Replacement of the PMAC antenna controller on May

23. S-Pol was down from around 00:00 to 07:24 UTC. Replacement of the fast alternating polarization

switch on May 29. S-Pol was restored to operation after one and a half hours.

Operations (cont.)Operations (cont.)

Night time repairs

S-Pol scientists at work

Operations (cont.)Operations (cont.)

Staffing During 24 hour attended operations, we have at

least one technical staff member on site at all times. During non-IOP operations, we have technical staff at

the radar for around 8 hours each day. It is good to know about transitions to and from IOPs

about 24 hours in advance so that staff can plan their sleep schedule accordingly.

Education and Outreach (cont.)Education and Outreach (cont.)

Local school children (left) andlocal residents (above) tour S-Pol