Government Project Description

0051-EX-PL-2000 Text Documents

University of Massachusetts

2000-02-15ELS_31150

Exhibit 1. (Question 4)

Description of Research Project

The Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory (MIRSL) of the University
of Massachusetts Amherst is supported by a grant from the Army
Research Office to study clear-air scattering from the atmospheric
boundary layer using a unique, vertically-pointed, 2.73 GHz radar
called the S-band FMCW radar. MIRSL was recently awarded a grant
from the Department of Energy for related work using the same
instrument. Grant titles, durations and agency contacts are
listed below.

Research Grants:

1. Army Research Office: "High Resolution S-band Profiling of
the Atmospheric Boundary Layer", S.J. Frasier (principal
investigator), 9/1/98 -- 8/31/01.

ARO contact: Atmospheric Sciences, Walter Bach (919)549-4247

2. Department of Energy: "4D Radar/Acoustic Measurements of
Atmospheric Turbulence in the Stable Boundary Layer",
S.J. Frasier, A.L. Pazmany (co-principal investigators),
9/1/99 -- 8/31/03.

DOE contact: Environmental Sciences Division,
Peter Lunn (301)903-4819

About the S-band FMCW radar

The FMCW radar is a vertically-pointed 2.73 GHz radar. It
transmits a frequency-modulated continuous-wave signal between
2.70 and 2.76 GHz. Peak (=average) power at the antenna
terminals is 200 W. Antenna beam has a half-power beamwidth
of 3.5 degrees.

Document Created: 2001-08-03 20:11:56
Document Modified: 2001-08-03 20:11:56

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