NORMAN, Okla., Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --The
University of Oklahoma has developed
and now deployed the most advanced weather radar in the world. Led
by a team of engineers and weather experts, and with funds
from NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory, the Advanced
Radar Research Center at OU has launched "Horus," an all-digital
polarimetric phased array radar capable of obtaining data with
unprecedented quality and temporal resolution to help understand
and predict the formation of severe weather.
"We now have an extremely advanced mobile radar system that can
be sent into the field to gather data on extreme weather events,"
Robert Palmer, executive director of
the OU Advanced Radar Research Center, said.
The Horus system is used to observe many kinds of weather
events, from intense rain, damaging winds, hail, lightning, and
tornadoes. By positioning the radar near storm systems, the ARRC
team can capture high-resolution data that no one in the world has
ever seen.
"This ARRC team is developing amazing technology that is going
to change the future of weather observations. I'm so proud of what
OU's radar program is doing," said OU Vice President for Research
and Partnerships Tomás Díaz de la Rubia.
The current configuration of the Horus radar consists of up to
1,600 individual radiating elements mounted on a truck for mobile
use that can be deployed to scan the skies in any weather
condition.
One of the primary advantages of the mobile Horus radar is its
ability to get much closer to storms. In doing so, researchers can
increase the resolution and data quality, capturing terabytes of
data in minutes. And, because of weather-processing algorithms,
Horus can produce actionable information that will help scientists
understand severe weather formation.
The factors that make the Horus system superior are the speed at
which it can scan the sky and its adaptability. Compared to Doppler
radar, Horus is changing the game in weather observations. Learn
more at ou.edu/research
Contact: Chelsea Julian,
researchnews@ou.edu
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