RAPS 1992 CSU-CHILL Radar Data 1.0 General Description This data set contains CSU-CHILL radar data from the Greeley, Colorado site during periods the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT) T-28 aircraft flew for the Real-time Analysis and Prediction of Storms (RAPS) Project. Data are included for the following periods: 24 June 1992: 1429-1659 UTC CSU-CHILL is a transportable dual-polarization radar system, with a 9 meter parabolic dual-offset reflector antenna. The radar features dual Klystron transmitters driving each polarization channel. Each transmitter develops approximately 1 MW of power. The transmitters are controlled by a flexible digital waveform generator, which can synthesize a wide variety of polarization states. The low-noise receivers are attached to a customized signal processing system, which can output various polarimetric moments. Moment data, as well as raw time series data can be archived for later study. The facility is connected to the CSU network through a high bandwidth microwave link, which provides up to 30 MBps data rate. The radar site is located near Greeley, CO at latitude 40 degrees 26' 46.5'' (N40.44625 and longitude 104 degrees 38' 13.5'' (W104.63708), at an elevation of 1432 meters MSL. 2.0 Data Contact CSU-CHILL Radar 30750 Weld County Road 45 Greeley, Colorado 80631 Telephone: 970-491-6248, 970-346-1193 Facsimile: 970-356-1364 3.0 File Naming Convention CHLyyyymmdd_hhmmss.uf 4.0 Visualization Software Please visit http://www.chill.colostate.edu/w/Facilities for information on CSU-CHILL radar visualization software. 5.0 Other Documentation For additional information please see: Website: http://www.chill.colostate.edu http://www.chill.colostate.edu/wiki/images/4/4b/Brochure_web.pdf CSU-CHILL Technical Brochure