Engineering and technical expertise, mechanical design, and fabrication

Major advances in radar technology have paved the way for the development of an Airborne Phased Array Radar (APAR) system that can provide unprecedented detailed observations of the dynamics and microphysics of high-impact storms such as hurricanes and mesoscale convective systems. The APAR currently under design by NCAR/EOL consists of four removable C-band Active Electronically Scanned Arrays (AESA) mounted on the top, both sides, and the cargo door of the NSF/NCAR C-130 aircraft.

LOTOS is a proposed sensor network to sample the atmospheric boundary layer and land-atmosphere interface, and will be a transportable integrated network of up to five nodes, each consisting of a suite of profiling instruments surrounded by up to fifteen flux measuring towers.

EOL provides services to create innovative engineering solutions and the highest quality machining and repair services of new and existing highly-specialized instrumentation used on every imaginable platform.

EOL's world-class scientists and engineers are renowned for their expertise and contributions to the atmospheric science community via their publications. EOL is honored to share the excellent work of our staff through their publications, papers, and presentations.