Instrument : 50RWP
Radar Wind Profiler (50 MHz)
Note: 50rwp is currently inactive and/or retired.
Active Dates
1995.12.15 - 2006.05.14
Instrument Categories
Atmospheric Profiling
General Overview
The 50-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RWP50) measures wind profiles from (nominally) 2 to 12 km and virtual temperature profiles from 2 to 4 km. It operates by transmitting electromagnetic energy into the atmosphere and measuring the strength and frequency of backscattered energy. Virtual temperatures are recovered by transmitting an acoustic signal vertically and measuring the electromagnetic energy scattered from the acoustic wavefront. The propagation speed of the acoustic wave is proportional to the square root of the virtual temperature. For more information on the operating system, see the 915 MHz RWP handbook.
Mentor(s)
Richard Coulter
(630) 252-5833
rlcoulter@anl.gov
Output Value-Added Products
This instrument is an input to the following value-added products, which provide improved measurements or derived quantities.
- rwptemp : Radar Wind Profilers (RWP), 50 and 915 MHZ: virtual temperature profiles
Output Datastreams
- 50rwptemp : 50-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RWP50): virtual temperature profile data
- 50rwptempcon : 50-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RWP50): consensus temperature data
- 50rwptempmom : 50-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RSP50): temperature moments
- 50rwptempspec : 50-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RWP50): temperature spectra
- 50rwpwind : 50-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RWP50): wind profile data
- 50rwpwindcon : 50-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RWP50): consensus wind data
- 50rwpwindmom : 50-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RWP50): wind moments
Primary Measurements
The following measurements are those considered scientifically relevant. Refer to the datastream (netCDF) file headers for the list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
Locations
- Southern Great Plains (SGP)
- Central Facility, Lamont, OK (C1)
