Radar Sounders
type: Concept

VERTICAL POINTING RADAR
type: Concept
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in scheme: instruments
definition: The purpose of a Vertical Pointing Radar is to study precipitation echoes at high resolution. As a result, very detailed radar images can be obtained of the weather as it passes overhead. Technically, the VPR is essentially a boat radar transmitter-receiver to which is attached a parabolic antenna and a locally developed data collection system. At this point, the radar can detect all precipitation targets, some ice clouds, and the turbulence associated with developing cumulus clouds. [Summary provided by McGill University, http://www.mcgill.ca/] Group: Instrument_Details Entry_ID: VERTICAL POINTING RADAR Group: Instrument_Identification Instrument_Category: Earth Remote Sensing Instruments Instrument_Class: Active Remote Sensing Instrument_Type: Profilers/Sounders Instrument_Subtype: Radar Sounders Short_Name: VERTICAL POINTING RADAR End_Group Group: Associated_Platforms Short_Name: FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS Short_Name: GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS End_Group End_Group