TDWR Scan Strategy Requirements
November 3, 1988
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MIT Lincoln Laboratory Report ATC-144
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Summary
This report describes the requirements for the wan s+rategy to be employed M the
Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR). The report in divided into three main sections:
rationale, example scan strategy and requirements. The rationale for the TDWR scanstrategy
is presented in terms of 1) detection of meteorological phenomena, and 2) minimization of
range and velocity folding effects. Next, an example is provided based on an experimental scan
strategy used in Denver during the summer of 1987. Finally, the requirements for the TDWR
scan strategy are presented based on the preceding discussion. Also, an appendix is included describing the proposed criteria for switching between scan modes.
Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR). The report in divided into three main sections:
rationale, example scan strategy and requirements. The rationale for the TDWR scanstrategy
is presented in terms of 1) detection of meteorological phenomena, and 2) minimization of
range and velocity folding effects. Next, an example is provided based on an experimental scan
strategy used in Denver during the summer of 1987. Finally, the requirements for the TDWR
scan strategy are presented based on the preceding discussion. Also, an appendix is included describing the proposed criteria for switching between scan modes.