激しい大気現象観測のための気象研究所Xバンド可搬型ドップラー気象レーダー　-現状と運用-

楠 研一; 山内 洋; 猪上 華子; 別所 康太郎; 市山 尚

doi:10.14887/kazekosymp.20.0.35.0

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 20th NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON WIND ENGINEERING

DOI https://doi.org/10.14887/kazekosymp.20.0.35.0

Conference information

Co-host: The Institute of Electrical Engineering of Japan, Japanese Society of Steel Construction, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Meteorlological Society of Japan, Architectural Institute of Japan, Japan Association for Wind Engineering

The MRI portable X-band Doppler radar for severe weather observations - Status and Applications-

*Kenichi Kusunoki, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Hanako Inoue, Kotaro Bessho, Takashi Ichiyama

Author information

Keywords: Portable Doppler weather radar, severe weather, hazardous wind

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS FREE ACCESS

Pages 35

Details

Abstract

The MRI (Meteorological Research Institute) portable X-band Doppler radar (X-POD: X-band, POrtable Doppler radar) has been developed as a ground-based radar observation platform to make fine-scale observations of various phenomena. It has a 60-km observation range, a 2.0 azimuth resolution, and a pulse length of 1.0 / 0.5 / 0.2 micro-sec providing independent data points every 150 / 75/ 30 m in range. An important aspect of X-POD is its portability. X-POD is basically truck-mounted radar system. Furthermore, X-POD can be dismounted after transport and set up on top of a building. In this study, the status and applications of X-POD have been presented. We will also show examples of X-POD observations. It is expected that X-POD will increase opportunities for severe weather and hazardous wind research.

Corresponding author

Register with J-STAGE for free!