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A UHF Wind Profiler for the Boundary Layer: Brief Description and Initial Results
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In this paper, a boundary layer radar was developed at NOAA's Aeronomy Laboratory for use in a hybrid mode with existing 50 MHz profilers in the tropical Pacific, and the system can equally be a stand-alone device to study boundary layer problems.Abstract:
In this paper we describe a boundary layer radar recently developed at NOAA's Aeronomy Laboratory. This radar extends wind profiler technology by using a small, relatively inexpensive radar to provide continuous, high-resolution wind measurements in the first few kilometers of the atmosphere. Although the radar was developed for use in a “hybrid” mode with existing 50 MHz profilers in the tropical Pacific, the system can equally well be a stand-alone device to study boundary layer problems.read more
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