WCR FIELD EXPERIMENTS CALIBRATION INFORMATION

Calibration Constants for H- and V-channels


ROLLS Experiment, Racine,Wisconsin 15 Jan - 15 Feb 2004

     For 250 ns pulse, single polarization, multi-beam configurations:

     H channel: SideUp Beam hhcal1 = 50.0; Down-forward Beam hhcal4 = 56.0
     V channel: Down Beam vvcal2 = 47.5; Side-forward Beam vvcal3 = 52.5
     H-V channel isolation: > 50 dB

     For 500 ns pulse subtract 3.5 dB from all the constants.


HICU Experiment, Laramie,Wyoming 7 July - 31 August 2003

     For 250 ns pulse, single polarization, multi-beam configurations:

     H channel: SideUp Beam hhcal1 = 48.5; Down-forward Beam hhcal4 = 54.5
     V channel: Down Beam vvcal2 = 50.5; Side-forward Beam vvcal3 = 55.5
     H-V channel isolation: > 50 dB

     For 500 ns pulse subtract 3.5 dB from all the constants.


International H2O Experiment (IHOP02),Oklahoma City, 13 May-25 June 2002
HICU Experiment, Flagstaff, 16 July - 5 August 2002

     For 250 ns pulse, single polarization, multi-beam configurations:

     H channel: SideUp Beam hhcal = 49.0; Down-forward Beam hhcal = 53.5
     V channel: Down Beam vvcal = 50.0; Side-forward Beam vvcal = 55.0
     H-V channel isolation: > 50 dB

     For 500 ns pulse subtract 3.5 dB from all the constants.


Complex Layered Cloud Experiment, Laramie, Wyoming, 8 Oct- 4 Nov, 2001 (in dB)

     hhcal = 49.3, vvcal = 47.8 ; for 250 ns pulse
     vhiso = hviso, better than -16 dB

Dynamics and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus, San Diego, CA, 5-30 July 2001 (in dB)

     'v' and 'h' notations refer to 2 linear-polarized antennas
     h-ch is down pointing antenna, v-ch is down-aft (44/36 deg) pointing antenna

     hhcal = 49.5, vvcal = 52.0 ; for 250 ns pulse; June 26 to July 15
     hhcal = 46.0, vvcal = 48.5 ; for 500 ns pulse
     hhcal = 49.5, vvcal = 51.5 ; for 250 ns pulse; July 16 to August 03
     hhcal = 46.0, vvcal = 48.0 ; for 500 ns pulse
     vhiso = hviso, better than -50 dB

Wyoming Ice experiment, Laramie, WY, Apr-May, Oct-Nov 2000 (in dB)

     hhcal = 48.7, vvcal = 48.1 ; for 250 ns pulse (Oct-Nov 2000)
     hhcal = 47.0, vvcal = 46.0 ; for 250 ns pulse (Apr-May 2000)
     vhiso = hviso, better than -16 dB (not checked)

Coastal Stratus experiment, Corvallis, OR, Aug 1999 (in dB)

     hhcal = 33.0, vvcal - not calibrated ; for 250 ns pulse
     hhcal = 29.5, vvcal - not calibrated ; for 500 ns pulse
     vhiso = hviso, better than -16 dB (not checked)

CLARE experiment, Chilbolton, UK, Oct 1998 (in dB)

     'v' and 'h' notations refer to 2 linear-polarized antennas
     h-ch is forward looking antenna, v-ch is down looking antenna

     hhcal = 50.0, vvcal = 49.5 ; for 250 ns pulse
     hhcal = 46.5, vvcal = 46.0 ; for 500 ns pulse
     vhiso = hviso better than -40 dB (2 antennas, no OMT, not checked)

TRAC experiment, Paris, France, Jun 1998 (in dB)

     'v' and 'h' notations refer to 2 linear-polarized antennas,
     h-ch is forward looking antenna, v-ch is down looking antenna

     hhcal = 47.0, vvcal = 46.5 (obsolete)
     vhiso = hviso better than -40 dB (2 antennas, no OMT, not checked)

     July 1999 was determined that TRAC calibrations were taken with reduces Tx power
     (no turbo), and additional 2 dB correction is needed. Revised constants are:
     hhcal = 45.0, vvcal = 44.5
    

ARM experiment, Ponca City, OK, Sep 1997 (in dB)

     hhcal = 54., vvcal = 49.5
     vhiso = hviso = -16 dB (not checked)

CTD experiment, Monteray, CA, Jun 1997 (in dB)

     hhcal = 52., vvcal = 47.
     vhiso = hviso = -16 dB (not checked)

WYICE experiment, Laramie, Feb-Apr 1997 (in dB)

     hhcal = 52., vvcal = 47., hhcalpow = -29.5
(obsolete)
     Additional analysis with the data showed about -5.7 dB gain imbalance
     The new cal constants (May 1998) are:

     hhcal = 52.7, vvcal = 47., vhiso = -16.2, hviso = -15.5

CS experiment, Oregon, Aug-Sep 1995 (in dB)

     hhcal=57., vvcal=51.7
     vhiso=-17.7, hviso=-17.4 (adjusted, Nov 1998, M.W.)

SCMS experiment, Florida, Jul-Aug 1995 (in dB)

     hhcal = 57., vvcal = 52.
     vhiso = hviso = -16 dB (not checked)