Mesoscale ST Doppler Radar Measurements at Pennsylvania State University.

Abstract : With substantial financial assistance from the USAF Office of Scientific Research, the Department of Meteorology at Penn State University has constructed and installed three clear-air Doppler St Profiler radars. Two of the radars (VHF) operate at approximately 49 MHz, the third (UHF) at about 405 MHz. The VHF systems are now permanently installed near McAlevey's Fort and Crown, Pennsylvania, respectively. The UHF is a portable system which can be either deployed easily for use in diverse field experiments or operated as a part of a three system mesoscale network enclosing central and west central Pennsylvania. The final report summarizes the development of this unique facility, the operating performance of the various units, the application of the radars to scientific problems of general and special interest to the Air Force, and the impact and importance of the operating radars on the graduate education and research program in the Department of Meteorology.