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11 October 2004

RRDD's (R2D2) Vision . . .

To lead the world in research and development focused on advancing weather radar technology for the detection of severe and hazardous weather.

 

RRDD's (R2D2) Mission . . .

To conduct research to advance weather radar technology and to develop and transfer applications, techniques, and new scientific understanding to the National Weather Service and other government, public and private organizations, enhancing their ability to provide short-term predictions and warnings of hazardous weather.

- Doug Forsyth, Chief

U.S. Department of Commerce Weather Bureau X-Band FM CW Doppler radar, 1962

Doppler Radar and Remote Sensing Research

• NEW! Signal Processing
• Joint Polarization Experiment (JPOLE)
• Mitigation of Range/Velocity Ambiguities
• Polarimetric Radar Case Studies
• Evaluation of the Lightning Protection System at the WSR-88D Radar Sites, Final Report [PDF]   [MSWord]

WSR-88D Network Improvement:
 Open Systems Radar Product Generator (ORPG)
 Open Systems Principal User Processor (OPUP)
 Open Systems Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA)

Phased Array Radar

• National Weather Radar Testbed construction
  • Photos of dome installation
  • Time lapse video Nov 4-Apr 25 includes ribbon cutting ceremony (44 mb)
  • Ribbon Cutting highlights

Radar Application and Development

Slide show of NSSL's Doppler radar history shown at the Norman Doppler Radar Celebration.