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Lifting of radome base for OU-PRIME

Installation of 8.5-meter dish for OU-PRIME

Completion of radome for OU-PRIME

Commissioning of OU-PRIME on April 4, 2009

OU-PRIME after completion, September 2009

OU-PRIME (Polarimetric Radar for Innovations in Meteorology and Engineering) is an advanced Doppler weather radar. It was completed in January 2009 after a ten-month construction period and commissioned on April 4, 2009.^[1]^[2] It is operated by the Atmospheric Radar Research Center (ARRC) at the University of Oklahoma (OU). The radar was built to provide OU students and faculty a platform for research and education in the field of radar meteorology. This C-band polarimetric radar has the highest resolution of any C-band, polarimetric, research, weather radar in the United States and possibly the world.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

[edit] Important System Characteristics

OU-PRIME, aka OU', is located on the Research Campus of the University of Oklahoma within walking distance of the National Weather Center building. Through a unique design, OU-PRIME can provide real-time time-series data providing opportunities for rapid developments in radar signal processing algorithms. Because of its C-band wavelength and 1 MW transmit power, OU-PRIME is extremely sensitive to clouds with approximately 10 dB more sensitivity over the NEXRAD system (S-band).

Characteristics^[4] :

Location 35°10′48.5″N 97°26′01.2″W / 35.180139°N 97.433667°W / 35.180139; -97.433667Coordinates: 35°10′48.5″N 97°26′01.2″W / 35.180139°N 97.433667°W / 35.180139; -97.433667
Radiating Center Height is 80 feet (24.4 m)
Operating frequency is 5510 MHz
8.5-meter Andrew's precision C-band dish
- High angular resolution: 0.5 degree @ -3 dB points
- Gain: 50 dBi
- Sidelobe Level: Better than -26 dB one-way
- Cross-Pol: Better than -30 dB
Simultaneous dual-polarization
1 MW Peak Power (magnetron with solid-state modulator)
Flexible computing platform for real-time algorithm development
Real-time I/Q data recording/processing

[edit] Research and Educational Pursuits

An integral part of OU's Weather Radar Curriculum
Non-precipitating cloud studies
Advanced signal processing algorithm development (e.g. Doppler spectrum)
Weather radar polarimetry / QPE
Next-generation digital receiver design
Severe weather detection algorithms based on spectral processing
Precipitation microphysics
Radar-based aerobiology
Adaptive real-time processing
Cloud physics and electrification
Storm dynamics

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^ ^a ^b Atmospheric Radar Research Center (April 3rd, 2009). "THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA TO HOLD COMMISSIONING CEREMONY FOR NEWEST RADAR" (pdf). University of Oklahoma. http://arrc.ou.edu/news/Radar_Commissioning.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
^ ^a ^b Clark Foy (January 2009). "Hi-def radar comes to South Campus". The Oklahoma Daily. http://oudaily.com/news/2009/jan/21/hi-def-radar-comes-south-campus/. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
^ Bryan Painter (March 7th, 2009). "OU-PRIME captures information from February tornado". The Oklahoman Direct. http://www.newsok.com/ou-prime-captures-information-from-february-tornado/article/3350356. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
^ ^a ^b Atmospheric Radar Research Center. "OU-PRIME" (pdf). University of Oklahoma. http://arrc.ou.edu/ouprime/OUPRIME_UserFlyer.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

[OU-release-0] Atmospheric Radar Research Center (April 3rd, 2009). "THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA TO HOLD COMMISSIONING CEREMONY FOR NEWEST RADAR" (pdf). University of Oklahoma. http://arrc.ou.edu/news/Radar_Commissioning.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

[OK-Daily-1] Clark Foy (January 2009). "Hi-def radar comes to South Campus". The Oklahoma Daily. http://oudaily.com/news/2009/jan/21/hi-def-radar-comes-south-campus/. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

[NewsOK-2] Bryan Painter (March 7th, 2009). "OU-PRIME captures information from February tornado". The Oklahoman Direct. http://www.newsok.com/ou-prime-captures-information-from-february-tornado/article/3350356. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

[OU-PRIME-3] Atmospheric Radar Research Center. "OU-PRIME" (pdf). University of Oklahoma. http://arrc.ou.edu/ouprime/OUPRIME_UserFlyer.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

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Contents

[edit] Important System Characteristics

[edit] Research and Educational Pursuits

[edit] External links

[edit] References