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Specifications
HIAPER Cloud Radar Specifications
Parameter
Specification
Antenna
0.3 m, Cassegrain
Antenna gain
46.21 dB
Antenna 3 dB beam width
0.68°
Polarization
Linear (H)
Transmit frequency
94.40625 GHz
Transmitter
Klystron
Peak transmit power
1.6 kW
Pulse width
0.2 – 1.0 μs
PRF
10 kHz
System noise power
-104 dBm
Receiver noise figure
8.9 dB
Receiver Bandwidth
20 MHz
Receiver Dynamic Range
76 dB
First IF
156.25 MHz
Second IF
1406.25
Range resolution
30 - 150 m
Unambiguous range
15 km
Along-flight track resolution at 5km range
50 m
Typical reflectivity uncertainty
0.4 dB
Sensitivity (0 dB SNR)
-39.6 dBZ at 1 km
Unambiguous velocity
±7.75 m/s
Typical radial velocity uncertainty
0.2 m/s at W=2 m/s
Dwell time
100 ms
HIAPER Cloud Radar (HCR)
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