This
site includes predeployment research activities in
the CSU Radar Meteorology Group in support of the North
American Monsoon Experiment (NAME), which took place July-August
2004.
NAME
is a joint project of the National Science Foundation (NSF),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Mexican
Servicio Meteorologico Nacional (SMN).
CSU
Activities
S-Pol
Radar
- S-Pol Site Survey [images]
- Radar location 23.92929 N,
106.95148 W, elevation ~
4 m
- [panoramic movie at selected site] - Quicktime required
- [panoramic movie at alternate site 2 km N] - Quicktime required
- Beam blockage simulations [0.5 deg] [0.9 deg] [methodology]
- Map showing region around S-Pol [pdf file] [image file]
![[0.5 deg]](SPOL_Mud_Spot_0.50000000_-4.0000000e-08.png){kind=link}
![[0.9 deg]](SPOL_Mud_Spot_0.90000000_-4.0000000e-08.png){kind=link}
![[image file]](images/spol_region.png){kind=link}
SMN Radars
- Extended abstract [pdf file]
- Locations
of SMN Radars [txt file] (courtesy of Armando Rodriguez Davila - SMN)
- Beam blockage simulations at 0.5 deg for NAME-SMN sites
- Beam coverage composites at 0.5 deg for NAME radar network
The Altair
- Whitepaper [html document], [PDF]
- Images of Mexican Navy ship "Altair" [link]
![[Cabo San Lucas]](images/SMN_Cabo_San_Lucas_0.50000000_-4.0000000e-08.ps.png){kind=link}
![[Ciduad Obregon]](images/SMN_Ciduad_Obregon_0.50000000_-4.0000000e-08.ps.png){kind=link}
![[El Palmito]](images/SMN_El_Palmito_0.50000000_-4.0000000e-08.ps.png){kind=link}
![[Gusave]](images/SMN_Gusave_0.50000000_-4.0000000e-08.ps.png){kind=link}
![[height of lowest beam above MSL]](images/smn_0.5_ht_msl.png){kind=link}
![[height of lowest beam AGL]](images/smn_0.5_ht_terr.png){kind=link}
![[link]](http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/sfc_mmv.gif){kind=link}
![[link]](http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/upper/mmmz.gif){kind=link}
![[link]](http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/upper/mmlp.gif){kind=link}
![[link]](http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/upper/mmgm.gif){kind=link}