Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 41, Issue 2, 470(2022)

Ka&W dual-frequency millimeter-wave cloud radar at Yangbajing ---Performance and comparison

Yong-Heng BI1, Juan HUO1、*, Da-Ren LYU1, Tao SU2, Xue-Rong WANG2, and Bo LIU1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation,Institute of Atmospheric Physics,China Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100029,China
  • 2Sun Create Electronics Co.,Ltd.,Hefei 230088,China
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    The appearance and block diagram of dual-frequency millimeter cloud radar
    Histogram of reflectivity and curve of sensitivity(a)Ka-band radar,(b)W-band radar("Number" indicates the number of measurements under the conditions of the corresponding height and reflectivity factor)
    The altostratus cloud on March 3,2020(a)Ka-band radar Ze,Ka,(b)W-band radar Ze,W,(c)Dze
    The altostratus cloud March 3, 2020(a)Scatter histograms of reflectivity of Ka-band and W-band,(b)Dze histogram distribution
    The altostratus cloud on March 3,2020(a)Ka-band Radar VKa,(b)W-band Radar VW,(c)the VDiff
    March 3, 2020(a)Scatter histograms of V of Ka-band and W-band,(b)VDiff histogram distribution
    The case on August 23-24,2019(a)Ka-band radar Ze,Ka,(b)W-band radar Ze,W,(c)Dze
    The case on August 23-24, 2019(a)Dze histogram distribution,(b)The histogram distribution of Ze,W while the echo signal is not detected by Ka-band radar
    The precipitation cloud on August 7,2019(a)Ka-band radar Ze,Ka,(b)W-band radar Ze,W,(c)Dze
    The precipitation cloud on August 7, 2019(a)Altitude distribution of Dze,(b)Dze histogram distribution
    The precipitation cloud on August 7,2019(a)Ka-band Radar V,(b)W-band Radar V,(c)The VDiff
    VDiff histogram distribution(a)above melting-layer,(b)below melting-layer
    The snowfall cloud on March 14,2020(a)Ka-band radar Ze,Ka,(b)W-band radar Ze,W,(c)Dze
    The snowfall cloud on March 14, 2020(a)Dze histogram distribution, and(b)Z histogram distribution of W-band radar while the Ka-band radar no echo
    The snowfall cloud on March 14,2020(a)Ka-band Radar VKa,(b)W-band Radar VW,and(c)The VDiff
    The snowfall cloud on March 14, 2020(a)scatter plot of V of Ka-band and W-band, and(b)VDiff histogram distribution
    • Table 1. Dual-wavelength millimeter-wave cloud radar specifications

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      Table 1. Dual-wavelength millimeter-wave cloud radar specifications

      参数符号说 明单 位W波段Ka波段
      λ雷达工作波长cm0.320.86
      Pt发射机峰值功率kW1.53
      τ发射脉冲宽度us0.50.5
      Φ水平波束宽度(°)0.160.39
      θ垂直波束宽度(°)0.160.42
      G天线增益dB59.1152.89
      L馈线总损耗(双程)dB3.83
      B接收带宽M22
      Fn噪声系数dB6.84.7
      C0雷达常数dB64.766.42
      Prmin接收灵敏度dBm-104.19-106.29
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    Yong-Heng BI, Juan HUO, Da-Ren LYU, Tao SU, Xue-Rong WANG, Bo LIU. Ka&W dual-frequency millimeter-wave cloud radar at Yangbajing ---Performance and comparison[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2022, 41(2): 470

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jun. 1, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 8, 2022

    The Author Email: Juan HUO (huojuan@mail.iap.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2022.02.014

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