The NCAS mobile dual-polarisation Doppler X-band weather radar (NXPol)

Neely III, Ryan R.; Bennett, Lindsay; Blyth, Alan; Collier, Chris; Dufton, David; Groves, James; Walker, Daniel; Walden, Chris; Bradford, John; Brooks, Barbara; Addison, Freya I.; Nicol, John; Pickering, Ben

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-6481-2018

Articles | Volume 11, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-6481-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-6481-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 12

Research article

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05 Dec 2018

Research article |

| 05 Dec 2018

The NCAS mobile dual-polarisation Doppler X-band weather radar (NXPol)

Ryan R. Neely III, Lindsay Bennett, Alan Blyth, Chris Collier, David Dufton, James Groves, Daniel Walker, Chris Walden, John Bradford, Barbara Brooks, Freya I. Addison, John Nicol, and Ben Pickering

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RC1: 'The NCAS Mobile Dual-Polarisation Doppler X-Band Weather Radar (NXPol)', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Apr 2018
- AC1: 'Response to RC1', Ryan Neely III, 10 Jul 2018
RC2: 'Good paper.. Would like to see some details re sensitivity..', Scott Collis, 14 May 2018
- AC2: 'Response to RC2', Ryan Neely III, 15 Jul 2018

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AR by Ryan Neely on behalf of the Authors (15 Jul 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (16 Jul 2018) by Mark Kulie

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (03 Aug 2018)

ED: Publish as is (24 Aug 2018) by Mark Kulie

Short summary

Mobile X-band radars are widely used by atmospheric scientists to observe clouds and make estimates of rainfall. Here we describe the National Centre for Atmospheric Science's mobile X-band dual-polarisation Doppler radar (NXPol). NXPol is the first radar of its kind in the UK. To demonstrate the radar’s capabilities, we present examples of its use in three field campaigns as well as an example from ongoing observations at the National Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research.