TDWR Scan Strategy Requirements

This report describes the requirements for the scan strategy to be employed in the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR). The report is divided into three main sections: rationale, example scan strategy and requirements. The rationale for the TDWR scan strategy is presented in terms of (1) detection...

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Main Authors: Campbell, Steven D, Merritt, Mark W
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment
AIRCRAFT
AIRPORT RADAR SYSTEMS
AIRPORTS
DOPPLER RADAR
GUSTS
METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
METEOROLOGICAL RADAR
Meteorology
MICROBURSTS
RADAR
RADAR SCANNING
SUMMER
TDWR(TERMINAL DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR)
VELOCITY
WEATHER
WIND
WIND SHEAR
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Summary:This report describes the requirements for the scan strategy to be employed in the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR). The report is divided into three main sections: rationale, example scan strategy and requirements. The rationale for the TDWR scan strategy is presented in terms of (1) detection of meteorological phenomena, and (2) minimization of range and velocity folding effects. Next, an example is provided based on an experimental scan strategy used in Denver during the summer of 1987. Finally, the requirements for the TDWR scan strategy are presented based on the preceding discussion. Also, an appendix is included describing the proposed criteria for switching between scan modes.