Cloud Profiling Radars

A number of mm-wavelength radars are being used for cloud profiling studies around the world or are under development. A preliminary list of these is shown below. A map showing the locations of the cloud profiling radars as well as a contact for each is available.

mm-Wavelength Radars

LOCATIONFREQUENCY
(GHz)
TYPE
U. Massachusetts33, 95, 215 Ground
U. Utah 95 Ground
U. Wyoming 95 Airborne
U. Miami 94 Ground
Penn State U. 94Ground
JPL94 Airborne
NOAA/ETL35 Ground
ARM (6 radars) 35 Ground
U.Washington 35 Airborne
GKSS 95 Ground
U. Hamburg 94 Ground
Laboratoire d'Aerologie 35Ground
U. Paul Sabatier35 Ground
U.Reading 94 Ground
Rutherford Appleton Lab 79Ground
Communications Research Lab 94 Airborne
Nagoya U. 35 Ground

Some microwave radars also have enough sensitivity to allow for cloud profiling studies. The following is a preliminary list of these facilities.

Microwave Radars

LOCATIONFREQUENCY
(GHz)
TYPE
McMaster U.9.4Ground
NOAA/ETL9.4 Ground
Hokkaido U.9.4 Ground