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11 Fri 01-Mar-2002RARAR PARAMETERS: WASHOE LAKEwashoelakeSteve


11: RADAR, Site washoelake, Fri 01-Mar-2002 12:20:52 GMT, RARAR PARAMETERS: WASHOE LAKE
I have set up several parameter files for different weather. See discussion
in seperate radar log entry.

For all parameter files:
LAT:   39.25 N
LON:  119.81 W
ALT: 1566 m
ID Code: 502 (ISS2)

BEAMS:
  NAME    AZ   ZEN  CODE  CLUTTER ON 02-22-2002 (Friday)
  yvert    13    0  22    a lot of clutter to far ranges 
  xvert   103    0  21    fairly clean
  y+nor    13   21  38    light clutter to 700 m
  y-sou   193   21  26    a lot of clutter to far ranges
  x+eas   103   21  25    light clutter to 500 m
  x-wes   283   21  37    light clutter to 500 m

Conclusion is to use: yxert. x+. y+ in 3 beam sequence.

                      RXBW   DELAY (ns)
CLKPER:   100 ns       400   1000 
PRETR:   2000          700   1100 
POSTTR      0         1700   1700
PREBLNK: 2000         3300   2000
POSTBK:   600
SYNC:     200  


RASS USES 2048 pts; parameter set 4;
Air signal:  -9.2 to 9.2 m/s
T signal:    -15C to 25C (change to -20C on 01-Mar)
acoustic:    -18C to 28C (change to -23C on 01-Mar)
RASS CNS time is 7 min (55%; 2.0 m/s); don't subtract clear air.

RASS PAR SET #4
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IPP      20
PW      400
NCODE     0
NHTS     25
DELAY  1800
SPACE   400
NCI      10
NSPEC    24
NFFT   2048
SCALE   409.6
DWELL    30
HT L      0.12
HT H      1.56
IPP       2.68
PULSE    60

PARAMETER FILES
---------------

rno_t     test - cycle through all beams; no RASS
rno_tr    test RASS - continuous RASS
rno_r     rain mode - high altitude, 50% vertical dwells; wide Nyquist
rno_c     chinook mode (high winds) - 60 m resolution, large Nyquist, short IPP.
rno_i     inversion mode - short IPP, 60 m resolution, 30 min cns; 50% vertical
rno_m     melting layer mode - 50% vertical, 60 m, wide Nyquist
rno_f     fronts mode - long IPP, wide Nyquist.

(see PAR files for details).