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ATD... S-Pol Location

S-Pol IMPROVE, Washington Coast, Winter 2000/2001


The NCAR S-Pol radar was located directly on the coast of Washington at Westport during the IMPROVE project. Additionally, BiNet stations were located along the coast, both north and south of the S-Pol site. Coordinates are provided.

Site Name:      Coords(WGS84, GPS)        Elev   S-Pol coords   Comments:
                Lat         Long           (m)   Az    Rng(km)
------------    ----------  -----------   ----  ------ -------  ----------------------------------
S-Pol           46:54:16.9  124:07:52.6     11   n/a     n/a    Elevation is to center of feedhorn
BiNet North     47:12:45.3  124:12:16.9      8  350.74  34.68   Elevation is approximate
BiNet South     46:23:25.8  124:03:28.3      8  174.38  57.44   Elevation is approximate
BiNet Central     (adjactent to S-Pol)       7   n/a     n/a

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Created: 01-Sep-2001
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