Summer Series | The Golden Age of Radar
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Summer Series | A fresh look at the RMetS virtual meetings of this season.
The RMetS Summer Series showcased previous virtual meetings by re-sharing the recordings from the events. You can watch these for free alongside other fellow academics and enthusiasts.
The Series ran during lunch times, providing a refreshing break every Wednesday in July and August.
If you have any questions regarding the Summer Series, please email meetings@rmets.org.
This is showing of a previous Scottish Local Centre talk presented by Ben Pickering.
ABSTRACT | More than simply shouting in microwave energy and listening for the “echoes”, radio detection and ranging, or ‘radar’ is relied upon today in order to survey the atmosphere for one of the most important meteorological variables: precipitation. The Met Office has recently completed a transformational upgrade of the UK radar network to dual-polarisation—what does this mean, and why does it matter? In this talk, I will explain the fundamentals of weather radar, some of the rich history which led us to where we are today, what researchers like myself are working on in this field, and where weather radar technology might go in the future. Expect plenty of animated media, instruments buried in ice, and even drones!
Summer Series | A fresh look at the RMetS virtual meetings of this season.
The RMetS Summer Series showcased previous virtual meetings by re-sharing the recordings from the events. You can watch these for free alongside other fellow academics and enthusiasts.
The Series ran during lunch times, providing a refreshing break every Wednesday in July and August.
If you have any questions regarding the Summer Series, please email meetings@rmets.org.
This is showing of a previous Scottish Local Centre talk presented by Ben Pickering.
ABSTRACT | More than simply shouting in microwave energy and listening for the “echoes”, radio detection and ranging, or ‘radar’ is relied upon today in order to survey the atmosphere for one of the most important meteorological variables: precipitation. The Met Office has recently completed a transformational upgrade of the UK radar network to dual-polarisation—what does this mean, and why does it matter? In this talk, I will explain the fundamentals of weather radar, some of the rich history which led us to where we are today, what researchers like myself are working on in this field, and where weather radar technology might go in the future. Expect plenty of animated media, instruments buried in ice, and even drones!