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LF Radar
Lower Fuselage Radar

The Lower Fuselage (LF) Radar is an airborne radar system mounted on the lower fuselage of the NOAA P-3 aircraft used by the Hurricane Research Division. It measures radar reflectivity, Doppler velocity, and other radar parameters to characterize tropical storms and precipitation. It operates at 5370 MHz with a horizontal beamwidth of 1.1 degrees. The LF Radar has a maximum unambiguous range of 750 km and a pulse repetition frequency of 200 Hz.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Radar
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radial Velocity > Mean Radial Velocity
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Spectrum Width
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Imagery
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Doppler Velocity
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Reflectivity
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Variable
N/A
5370 MHz
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Instrument Operation

NAMMA

NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses

2006
Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic Ocean
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1 Deployment
· 22 Data Products
CAMEX

Convection and Moisture Experiment

1993—2001
US Atlantic coast, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean
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4 Deployments
· 70 Data Products
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TOGA COARE

Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere - Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment

1992—1993
Western Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
CEPEX

Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment

1993
Central Pacific Ocean
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
CaPE

Convection and Precipitation/Electrification Experiment

1991
East-Central Florida
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
PECAN

Plains Elevated Convection at Night

2015
Great Plains, United States
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
COPS-91

Cooperative Oklahoma Profiler Studies-1991

1991
Oklahoma, Texas Panhandle, Southwest Kansas
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products

Data Products

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P-3 Orion