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IWRAP 3D Winds in Hurricane Larry (20210907) Derived from the Ku-band Radars

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- Joseph Sapp
- Last updated:
- Tue, 03/11/2025 - 16:55
- DOI:
- 10.21227/7m27-t235
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Abstract
On 7 September 2021, a NOAA WP-3D flew a mission through Hurricane Larry with the Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler (IWRAP) mounted on the aircraft. Horizontal wind vectors and atmospheric wind speeds were retrieved from the Ku-band radar measurements, and are presented with equivalent reflectivity estimates from IWRAP and other measurements and retrievals from collocated instruments (e.g., flight-level wind sensors and the Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer [SFMR]). The radar was configured to sample at two incidence angles: 31 degrees and 51 degrees. The former utilized a short pulse waveform and the latter a longer linear frequency modulated chirp waveform.
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Funding Agency:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Grant Number:
ST13301CQ0050/1332KP22FNEED0042