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2006

Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2006: "IMPROVING NEXRAD DATA Data Quality Algorithm Progress" (click to download)

Hubbert presentations given at the 21 March 2006 NEXRAD TAC Meeting:

Conference Papers:

  • Dixon, M., C. Kessinger, and J. Hubbert, 2006: "Echo classification within the spectral domain to discriminate ground clutter from meteorological targets", 22nd IIPS Conference (click to download)
  • Ellis, S.M., C. Kessinger, J. Van Andel, M. Dixon, and J. Hubbert, 2006: "Enhancements in clutter/precipitation discrimination for the WSR-88D", 22nd IIPS Conference (click to download)
  • Hubbert, J.C., G. Meymaris, S. Ellis, and M. Dixon, 2006: "Application and issues of SZ phase coding for NEXRAD", 22nd IIPS Conference (click to download)
  • Hubbert, J.C., and M. Dixon, 2006: "Real time mitigation of anomalous propagation clutter", ERAD, Sept., Barcelona, Spain. (click to download)
2005 (top)

Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2005: "NEXRAD Data Quality: SZ Phase Coding Enhancements and Radar Echo Classification Advances" (click to download)

Hubbert: Presentation at the 12 October 2005 NEXRAD TAC Meeting

Hubbert: Presentation at the 28 April 2005 NEXRAD TAC Meeting

Kessinger: Presentation at the 28 April 2005 NEXRAD TAC Meeting

Conference Papers:

  • Dixon, M., C. Kessinger, and J. Hubbert, 2005, "Echo classification and spectral processing for the discrimination of clutter from weather", 32nd Radar Conference (click to download)
  • Ellis et al. 2005, "Radar range and velocity ambiguity mitigation: Censoring methods for the SZ-1 and SZ-2 phase coding algorithms", 21th IIPS Conference (click to download)
  • Hubbert, J.C., G. Meymaris, M. Dixon, and S. Ellis, 2005, "Data quality improvements using SZ phase coding", 32nd Radar Conference (click to download)
  • Kessinger et al. 2005, "The AP ground clutter mitigation scheme for the WSR-88D", 21st IIPS Conference (click to download)
  • Kessinger, C., S. Ellis, and J. Van Andel, 2005, "Improvements in RPG clutter/precipitation discrimination for the WSR-88D", 32nd Radar Conference (click to download)
  • Meymaris, G., J. Hubbert, S. Ellis, and M. Dixon, 2005, "Evaluation of the SZ(8/64) phase code algorithm: Some operational considerations", 21st IIPS Conference (click to download)
2004 (top)

NEXRAD Data Quality Optimization, Fiscal Year 2004 Annual Report (click to download)

NEXRAD Range-Velocity Mitigation: SZ(8/64) Phase Coding for the RVP8 Processor, Fiscal Year 2004 Annual Report (click to download)

NEXRAD Range-Velocity Mitigation: SZ1 Comparison Study Report, (click to download)

Fiscal Year 2004 NCAR-NSSL Interim Report, NEXRAD Range-Velocity Mitigation, SZ(8/64) Phase Coding Algorithm Recommendations, (click to download)

Conference Papers:

  • Hubbert, J.C., S. Ellis, M. Dixon, and G. Meymaris, 2004: Range-velocity ambiguity mitigation via phase coding: experimental results. Proceedings of ERAD (2004): 45–50. (click to download)
  • Hubbert, J. C., S. Ellis, M. Dixon and G. Meymaris 2004: Experimental Evaluation of SZ(8/64) Phase Coding with Censoring for Range-Velocity Ambiguity Mitigation, Proceedings of RADAR 2004, SEE, Toulouse, France (click to download)
  • Kessinger, C., S. Ellis, J. Van Andel, J. Yee and J. Hubbert, 2004, "Current and future plans for the AP clutter mitigation scheme", 20th IIPS Conference (click to download)
  • Meymaris et al. 2004, "Data quality control for the SZ(8/64) phase code for the mitigation of range and velocity ambiguities in the WSR-88D", 20th IIPS Conference Paper (click to download)
2003 (top)


NEXRAD Data Quality Optimization, FY2003 Annual Report (click to download) (3.6 mbytes)

Conference Papers:

  • Ellis, S., C. Kessinger, T. O'Bannon, and J. Van Andel, 2003, "Mitigating ground clutter contamination in the WSR-88D", 19th IIPS Conference (click to download)
  • Kessinger, C., S. Ellis, J. Van Andel, and J. Yee, 2003, "The AP clutter mitigation scheme for the WSR-88D", 31st Radar Conference Paper (click to download)

NEXRAD Range-Velocity Mitigation: SZ(8/64) Phase Coding for the RVP8 Processor, FY2003 Annual Report (click to download) (11.7 mbytes)

FY2003 NCAR-NSSL Interim Report, NEXRAD Range-Velocity Mitigation, SZ(8/64) Phase Coding Algorithm Recommendations, (click to download) (25.8 mbytes)

The FY2003 NCAR-NSSL Interim Report can also be downloaded by sections.

Conference Papers:

  • Hubbert et al. 2003, "Range-velocity mitigation via SZ phase coding with experimental S-band radar data", 31st Radar Conference Paper (click to download)
  • Hubbert et al. 2003, "Range-velocity mitigation via SZ phase coding for NEXRAD WSR-88D radars", IGARSS-2003 Conference Paper (click to download)
2002 (top)


The NEXRAD Data Quality Optimization report is one PDF format file.
NEXRAD Data Quality Optimization (5.9 mbytes)

Conference Papers:

  • Ellis et al. (2002), Mititgating Ground Clutter Contamination in the WSR-88D, 2002 URSI Conference (1.0 mbytes)
  • Kessinger et al. (2003), The Radar Echo Classifier: A Fuzzy Logic Algorithm for the WSR-88D, 2003 Artificial Intelligence Conference (1.6 mbytes)

The NEXRAD R-V Mitigation report is one pdf file with two appendices as separate pdf files:

Journal Paper

Conference Papers:

  • Ellis et al. (2002), Overview of Range and Velocity Ambiguity Mititgation using the SZ(8/64) Phase Code, 2002 IIPS Conference (0.4 mbytes)
  • Meymaris et al. (2003), Quantitative Analysis of the SZ(8/64) Phase Code for the Mitigation of Range and Velocity Ambiguities in the WSR-88D, 2003 IIPS Conference (1 mbyte)

NEXRAD TAC presentations from 19 November 2002 at Norman, OK:

  • Hubbert, Range/Velocity Mitigation: Performance Analysis of SZ(8/64) Code and RVP8 for S-Pol
  • Keeler, Radar Refractivity-derived Water Vapor Measurements
  • Kessinger, AP Clutter Mitigation Scheme
2001 (top)


The NEXRAD Data Quality Optimization report is one PDF format file.
Click to download. (6 mbytes) (The Appendices are available only from the authors.)

The NEXRAD Range-Velocity: Exploring Selected Mitigation Techniques Year-4 Report is three PDF format files:

  • Part 1 Executive Summary, Sections 1 and 2 (14 mbytes)
  • Part 2 Section 2 cont'd, Section 3 (13 mbytes)
  • Part 3 Section 3 cont'd, Sections 4-6 (11 mbytes)

TAC 3-5 December 2001 Briefing, Norman, OK

2000 (top)


The NEXRAD Data Quality Optimization report is provided with three PDF format files. Click on each to download a section. (The Appendices are available only from the authors.)

  • Part 1 Cover page, Table of Contents, Executive Summary, Section 1 (0.3 mbytes)
  • Part 2 Section 2.0 (3.7 mbytes)
  • Part 3 Sections 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 (0.8 mbytes)

TAC 23 August 2000 Briefings:

25 August 2000 Informational Briefing

1999 (top)


NEXRAD Range-Velocity: Exploring Selected Mitigation Techniques Year-3 Report

The NEXRAD Data Quality Optimization report is provided with five PDF format files. Click on each to download a section. (The Appendices are available only from the authors.)

  • Part 1 Cover Pages (0.1 mbytes)
  • Part 2 Table of Contents (0.01 mbytes)
  • Part 3 Executive Summary, Section 1.0 (0.2 mbytes)
  • Part 4 Section 2 (4.5 mbytes)
  • Part 5 Sections 3, 4, 5 (0.8 mbytes)

TAC August 1999 Briefing

TAC March 1999 Briefing

1998 (top)


Range/Velocity Ambiguity Reduction (PDF) Charles Frush

NEXRAD Data Quality Optimization Cathy Kessinger

NEXRAD Range Velocity Ambiguity Reduction - Work in progress. Charles Frush and Jason Daughebaugh

1996 (top)


Ground Clutter in WSR-88D Base Data and  Recommendations for Automatic AP Mitigation.   Frank Pratte, David Ecoff, and Joe VanAndel


 

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