SENSOR: MOLN RADAR

 

Cloud Radar MIRA-36

 

Preferred Applications

  • Long term Observation of Clouds
  • High Resolution Measurement for Research
  • Investigation of 3-dimensional Cloud Distribution from Boundary Layer to Stratosphere
  • Cloud Particle Characterization by Spectral Analysis

System Performance

  • Profiles of Radar Reflectivity, Mean velocity and Spectral Width
  • Doppler Spectra
  • Sensitivity – 48 dBZ (5 km range, 30 m range resolution and 10 s time resolution)
  • Minimum time resolution 0.1 seconds
  • Minimum height range 180 m
  • 500 range gates

System Specifications

Cloud Radar MIRA - 36
Transmit frequency 36.5 GHz
Peak Power 30 kW
Sensitivity - 48 dBZ
(5 km range, 30 m range resolution and 10 s time resolution)
Max. Measuring Range 15 km
Min. Measuring Range 180 m
Max. Number of Gates 500
Min. Time Resolution 0.1 s
Beam Width 0.6°
Antenna Diameter 1 m
Pulse Width 100 – 400 ns
Pulse Repetition Frequency 2.5 / 5.0 / 7.0 kHz
Velocity Resolution 5 cm/s

 

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