Country of origin | USA |
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Introduced | 2011 |
No. built | 1 |
Type | Weather radar |
Frequency | 9.73 GHz (X Band) |
PRF | Adjustable 1,000 to 8,000 Hz |
Beamwidth | 1.0° |
Pulsewidth | Adjustable 0.1 to 40 μs |
RPM | up to 30 rpm |
Diameter | 2.4 m (7.9 ft) |
Azimuth | 360° |
Power | 20 kW |
The Rapid X-band Polarimetric Radar, commonly abbreviated as RaXPol,[1] is a mobile research radar designed and operated by the University of Oklahoma, led by Howard Bluestein. RaXPol often collaborates with adjacent mobile radar projects, such as Doppler on Wheels and SMART-R.[2] Unlike its counterparts, RaXPol typically places emphasis on temporal resolution, and as such is capable of surveilling the entire local atmosphere in three dimensions in as little as 20 seconds, or a single level in less than 3 seconds.[3]