SMART-R

Posted in V2 Things: Radars on May 12, 2009 by Susan Cobb.

Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research and Teaching Radar sends out a radio wave with a 5.5cm wavelength used to detect precipitation. SR1 and SR2 were both used in V2.

SMART-R2 SMART-R (Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research and Teaching Radars), built in collaboration with NSSL, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and the University of Oklahoma; C band radars are used for short range weather observations and operate on a wavelength of 4–8 cm. Credit: NOAA/NSSL

SMART-R1 SMART-R (Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research and Teaching Radars), built in collaboration with NSSL, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and the University of Oklahoma; C band radars are used for short range weather observations and operate on a wavelength of 4–8 cm. Credit: NOAA/NSSL

SMART-R scanning microbursts near Phoenix, Arizona. Credit: NOAA

Credit: NOAA

SMART-R used in the Mesoscale Alpine Study in Europe. Credit: NOAA

May 8, 2009. Credit: NOAA

Credit: Mike Biggerstaff/OU

Credit: Mike Coniglio

Credit: Lou Wicker

SR-1 Artesia, NM. Credit: Lou Wicker

Artesia, NM. Credit: Lou Wicker

SR-1 and SR-2. Credit: Lou Wicker

Credit: Lou Wicker