Multifunction Phased Array Radar for Aircraft and Weather Surveillance

Multifunction Phased Array Radar for Aircraft and Weather Surveillance

Multifunction phased array radar (MPAR) is a multiagency initiative to investigate the feasibility of replacing the aircraft surveillance and weather radar fleets in the US with a network of phased array radars based on a single, scalable architecture. The Federal Aviation Administration and the Nat...

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Published in:Proceedings of the IEEE Vol. 104; no. 3; pp. 649 - 659
Main Authors: Stailey, Judson E., Hondl, Kurt D.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York IEEE 01-03-2016
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects:
Air traffic control
Airborne radar
Aircraft
Aircraft surveillance
Arrays
Climatology
cylindrical array
dual polarization
Meteorological radar
Meteorology
multifunction phased array radar (MPAR)
Phased arrays
polarimetric
Radar
slot-dipole
Surveillance
Weather
weather radar
cylindrical array
multifunction phased array radar (MPAR)
Aircraft surveillance
slot-dipole
dual polarization
weather radar
polarimetric
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Summary:Multifunction phased array radar (MPAR) is a multiagency initiative to investigate the feasibility of replacing the aircraft surveillance and weather radar fleets in the US with a network of phased array radars based on a single, scalable architecture. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration have been collaborating on MPAR risk reduction, which focuses on reducing cost, ensuring that the technology could accomplish all the missions within radar timelines, and developing dual polarization (dual pol) capability. The agencies have completed siting, cost, spectrum, dual pol, and back end studies, among others; have developed three dual pol architectures; and are building operational arrays to demonstrate that the technology can meet the basic needs of the agencies.
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ISSN:0018-9219
1558-2256
DOI:10.1109/JPROC.2015.2491179