Chilbolton
Advanced Meteorological Radar (CAMRa)
From this page, you can access the most recent examples of quicklook
plots from the 3 GHz Chilbolton Advanced Meteorological Radar, CAMRa.
CAMRa is the largest steerable meteorological radar in the world,
located at Chilbolton Observatory in Hampshire. The large antenna
of the 3 GHz weather radar gives it both high sensitivity and a
very narrow beam. It has dual-polarisation capability, which means
that it can transmit and receive both horizontally and vertically
polarised pulses.This makes it possible to determine the shape and
orientation of cloud and precipitation particles in the atmosphere.
It also has full 'Doppler' capability, which means it can map the
radial component of a wind field.
Please note, CAMRa is not usually operated on a daily basis,
but provides researchers with radar data about specific individual
meteorological events. The data displayed on these pages is taken
from the last occasion that CAMRa was operated. Please check the
status button at the bottom of the page for the current status of
data from CAMRa. If you have any technical queries or comments about
anything on the CAMRa pages, please contact Chris Walden.
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Plan Position Indicator (PPI) Plots
Plots from CAMRa showing radar reflectivity,
differential reflectivity, linear depolarisation ratio, doppler
velocity and differential phase shift. Click on the example plot
on the left to see the latest images.
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Range Height Indicator (RHI) Plots
Plots from CAMRa showing radar reflectivity,
differential reflectivity, linear depolarisation ratio, doppler
velocity and differential phase shift. Click on the example plot
on the left to see the latest images.
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