Transcript NSF Presentation
Slide 1
Event on August 9, 2010
X-band radars at UPRM
NEXRAD (S-band)
Advantage of short-range (X-band) versus long-range (S-band)
: better sampling of lower atmosphere
CASA Off-The-Grid Radar Network Test Bed
Engineering Research Center for Collaborative and
Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
NWS Statement Summary
“We fully support this idea (a new Meteorological Weather Radar Center at UPRM) for various
reasons as follows:
First, this radar project is an off network project (by-product) of the CASA Project
which has a very high visibility and expectations among the NWS, the private sector and
the research community. The professors and students from Mayagüez have done an
exceptional job in developing and getting three radars in full operations to date, which is
not an easy tasks. Our Office was able to use one of these radars to support the XXI Central
American and Caribbean Sport Games.
Second, we are in the process of validating the output of these radars with the NWS
Doppler radar. This entails quite a bit of work and collaboration with our Office. In this process,
the students will greatly benefit from the knowledge and experience of our meteorologists
and at the same time our staff will benefit from the research activities done at the
university. The proposed Center with is conference room would greatly help in this endeavor.
Third, our Doppler Radar is scheduled to be converted into a Dual Polarization Radar
by the end of 2011 which will also required additional training of our staff. It is possible that the
students can take advantage of this training so they will be better fitted to analyze our radar and
their radar outputs.
Fourth, from the beginning of this project our Office was targeted as the main user of
these radars and therefore as these and additional radars become operational we need to
collaborated further with the UPRM and these requested new space/Center will not only
facilitate but will enhance this collaboration.”
- Israel Matos, Meteorologist-in-Charge
WFO San Juan, PR
Puerto Rico OTG Radar Network
Test Bed
CASA Focus Area Proposal
Jorge Trabal, TI Student Leader
Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol, UPRM PI
Dr. José Colom, UPRM Faculty
November 11, 2010
Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport
Slide 2
Event on August 9, 2010
X-band radars at UPRM
NEXRAD (S-band)
Advantage of short-range (X-band) versus long-range (S-band)
: better sampling of lower atmosphere
CASA Off-The-Grid Radar Network Test Bed
Engineering Research Center for Collaborative and
Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
NWS Statement Summary
“We fully support this idea (a new Meteorological Weather Radar Center at UPRM) for various
reasons as follows:
First, this radar project is an off network project (by-product) of the CASA Project
which has a very high visibility and expectations among the NWS, the private sector and
the research community. The professors and students from Mayagüez have done an
exceptional job in developing and getting three radars in full operations to date, which is
not an easy tasks. Our Office was able to use one of these radars to support the XXI Central
American and Caribbean Sport Games.
Second, we are in the process of validating the output of these radars with the NWS
Doppler radar. This entails quite a bit of work and collaboration with our Office. In this process,
the students will greatly benefit from the knowledge and experience of our meteorologists
and at the same time our staff will benefit from the research activities done at the
university. The proposed Center with is conference room would greatly help in this endeavor.
Third, our Doppler Radar is scheduled to be converted into a Dual Polarization Radar
by the end of 2011 which will also required additional training of our staff. It is possible that the
students can take advantage of this training so they will be better fitted to analyze our radar and
their radar outputs.
Fourth, from the beginning of this project our Office was targeted as the main user of
these radars and therefore as these and additional radars become operational we need to
collaborated further with the UPRM and these requested new space/Center will not only
facilitate but will enhance this collaboration.”
- Israel Matos, Meteorologist-in-Charge
WFO San Juan, PR
Puerto Rico OTG Radar Network
Test Bed
CASA Focus Area Proposal
Jorge Trabal, TI Student Leader
Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol, UPRM PI
Dr. José Colom, UPRM Faculty
November 11, 2010
Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport
Slide 3
Event on August 9, 2010
X-band radars at UPRM
NEXRAD (S-band)
Advantage of short-range (X-band) versus long-range (S-band)
: better sampling of lower atmosphere
CASA Off-The-Grid Radar Network Test Bed
Engineering Research Center for Collaborative and
Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
NWS Statement Summary
“We fully support this idea (a new Meteorological Weather Radar Center at UPRM) for various
reasons as follows:
First, this radar project is an off network project (by-product) of the CASA Project
which has a very high visibility and expectations among the NWS, the private sector and
the research community. The professors and students from Mayagüez have done an
exceptional job in developing and getting three radars in full operations to date, which is
not an easy tasks. Our Office was able to use one of these radars to support the XXI Central
American and Caribbean Sport Games.
Second, we are in the process of validating the output of these radars with the NWS
Doppler radar. This entails quite a bit of work and collaboration with our Office. In this process,
the students will greatly benefit from the knowledge and experience of our meteorologists
and at the same time our staff will benefit from the research activities done at the
university. The proposed Center with is conference room would greatly help in this endeavor.
Third, our Doppler Radar is scheduled to be converted into a Dual Polarization Radar
by the end of 2011 which will also required additional training of our staff. It is possible that the
students can take advantage of this training so they will be better fitted to analyze our radar and
their radar outputs.
Fourth, from the beginning of this project our Office was targeted as the main user of
these radars and therefore as these and additional radars become operational we need to
collaborated further with the UPRM and these requested new space/Center will not only
facilitate but will enhance this collaboration.”
- Israel Matos, Meteorologist-in-Charge
WFO San Juan, PR
Puerto Rico OTG Radar Network
Test Bed
CASA Focus Area Proposal
Jorge Trabal, TI Student Leader
Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol, UPRM PI
Dr. José Colom, UPRM Faculty
November 11, 2010
Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport
Slide 4
Event on August 9, 2010
X-band radars at UPRM
NEXRAD (S-band)
Advantage of short-range (X-band) versus long-range (S-band)
: better sampling of lower atmosphere
CASA Off-The-Grid Radar Network Test Bed
Engineering Research Center for Collaborative and
Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
NWS Statement Summary
“We fully support this idea (a new Meteorological Weather Radar Center at UPRM) for various
reasons as follows:
First, this radar project is an off network project (by-product) of the CASA Project
which has a very high visibility and expectations among the NWS, the private sector and
the research community. The professors and students from Mayagüez have done an
exceptional job in developing and getting three radars in full operations to date, which is
not an easy tasks. Our Office was able to use one of these radars to support the XXI Central
American and Caribbean Sport Games.
Second, we are in the process of validating the output of these radars with the NWS
Doppler radar. This entails quite a bit of work and collaboration with our Office. In this process,
the students will greatly benefit from the knowledge and experience of our meteorologists
and at the same time our staff will benefit from the research activities done at the
university. The proposed Center with is conference room would greatly help in this endeavor.
Third, our Doppler Radar is scheduled to be converted into a Dual Polarization Radar
by the end of 2011 which will also required additional training of our staff. It is possible that the
students can take advantage of this training so they will be better fitted to analyze our radar and
their radar outputs.
Fourth, from the beginning of this project our Office was targeted as the main user of
these radars and therefore as these and additional radars become operational we need to
collaborated further with the UPRM and these requested new space/Center will not only
facilitate but will enhance this collaboration.”
- Israel Matos, Meteorologist-in-Charge
WFO San Juan, PR
Puerto Rico OTG Radar Network
Test Bed
CASA Focus Area Proposal
Jorge Trabal, TI Student Leader
Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol, UPRM PI
Dr. José Colom, UPRM Faculty
November 11, 2010
Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport
Slide 5
Event on August 9, 2010
X-band radars at UPRM
NEXRAD (S-band)
Advantage of short-range (X-band) versus long-range (S-band)
: better sampling of lower atmosphere
CASA Off-The-Grid Radar Network Test Bed
Engineering Research Center for Collaborative and
Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
NWS Statement Summary
“We fully support this idea (a new Meteorological Weather Radar Center at UPRM) for various
reasons as follows:
First, this radar project is an off network project (by-product) of the CASA Project
which has a very high visibility and expectations among the NWS, the private sector and
the research community. The professors and students from Mayagüez have done an
exceptional job in developing and getting three radars in full operations to date, which is
not an easy tasks. Our Office was able to use one of these radars to support the XXI Central
American and Caribbean Sport Games.
Second, we are in the process of validating the output of these radars with the NWS
Doppler radar. This entails quite a bit of work and collaboration with our Office. In this process,
the students will greatly benefit from the knowledge and experience of our meteorologists
and at the same time our staff will benefit from the research activities done at the
university. The proposed Center with is conference room would greatly help in this endeavor.
Third, our Doppler Radar is scheduled to be converted into a Dual Polarization Radar
by the end of 2011 which will also required additional training of our staff. It is possible that the
students can take advantage of this training so they will be better fitted to analyze our radar and
their radar outputs.
Fourth, from the beginning of this project our Office was targeted as the main user of
these radars and therefore as these and additional radars become operational we need to
collaborated further with the UPRM and these requested new space/Center will not only
facilitate but will enhance this collaboration.”
- Israel Matos, Meteorologist-in-Charge
WFO San Juan, PR
Puerto Rico OTG Radar Network
Test Bed
CASA Focus Area Proposal
Jorge Trabal, TI Student Leader
Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol, UPRM PI
Dr. José Colom, UPRM Faculty
November 11, 2010
Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport
Event on August 9, 2010
X-band radars at UPRM
NEXRAD (S-band)
Advantage of short-range (X-band) versus long-range (S-band)
: better sampling of lower atmosphere
CASA Off-The-Grid Radar Network Test Bed
Engineering Research Center for Collaborative and
Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
NWS Statement Summary
“We fully support this idea (a new Meteorological Weather Radar Center at UPRM) for various
reasons as follows:
First, this radar project is an off network project (by-product) of the CASA Project
which has a very high visibility and expectations among the NWS, the private sector and
the research community. The professors and students from Mayagüez have done an
exceptional job in developing and getting three radars in full operations to date, which is
not an easy tasks. Our Office was able to use one of these radars to support the XXI Central
American and Caribbean Sport Games.
Second, we are in the process of validating the output of these radars with the NWS
Doppler radar. This entails quite a bit of work and collaboration with our Office. In this process,
the students will greatly benefit from the knowledge and experience of our meteorologists
and at the same time our staff will benefit from the research activities done at the
university. The proposed Center with is conference room would greatly help in this endeavor.
Third, our Doppler Radar is scheduled to be converted into a Dual Polarization Radar
by the end of 2011 which will also required additional training of our staff. It is possible that the
students can take advantage of this training so they will be better fitted to analyze our radar and
their radar outputs.
Fourth, from the beginning of this project our Office was targeted as the main user of
these radars and therefore as these and additional radars become operational we need to
collaborated further with the UPRM and these requested new space/Center will not only
facilitate but will enhance this collaboration.”
- Israel Matos, Meteorologist-in-Charge
WFO San Juan, PR
Puerto Rico OTG Radar Network
Test Bed
CASA Focus Area Proposal
Jorge Trabal, TI Student Leader
Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol, UPRM PI
Dr. José Colom, UPRM Faculty
November 11, 2010
Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport
Slide 2
Event on August 9, 2010
X-band radars at UPRM
NEXRAD (S-band)
Advantage of short-range (X-band) versus long-range (S-band)
: better sampling of lower atmosphere
CASA Off-The-Grid Radar Network Test Bed
Engineering Research Center for Collaborative and
Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
NWS Statement Summary
“We fully support this idea (a new Meteorological Weather Radar Center at UPRM) for various
reasons as follows:
First, this radar project is an off network project (by-product) of the CASA Project
which has a very high visibility and expectations among the NWS, the private sector and
the research community. The professors and students from Mayagüez have done an
exceptional job in developing and getting three radars in full operations to date, which is
not an easy tasks. Our Office was able to use one of these radars to support the XXI Central
American and Caribbean Sport Games.
Second, we are in the process of validating the output of these radars with the NWS
Doppler radar. This entails quite a bit of work and collaboration with our Office. In this process,
the students will greatly benefit from the knowledge and experience of our meteorologists
and at the same time our staff will benefit from the research activities done at the
university. The proposed Center with is conference room would greatly help in this endeavor.
Third, our Doppler Radar is scheduled to be converted into a Dual Polarization Radar
by the end of 2011 which will also required additional training of our staff. It is possible that the
students can take advantage of this training so they will be better fitted to analyze our radar and
their radar outputs.
Fourth, from the beginning of this project our Office was targeted as the main user of
these radars and therefore as these and additional radars become operational we need to
collaborated further with the UPRM and these requested new space/Center will not only
facilitate but will enhance this collaboration.”
- Israel Matos, Meteorologist-in-Charge
WFO San Juan, PR
Puerto Rico OTG Radar Network
Test Bed
CASA Focus Area Proposal
Jorge Trabal, TI Student Leader
Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol, UPRM PI
Dr. José Colom, UPRM Faculty
November 11, 2010
Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport
Slide 3
Event on August 9, 2010
X-band radars at UPRM
NEXRAD (S-band)
Advantage of short-range (X-band) versus long-range (S-band)
: better sampling of lower atmosphere
CASA Off-The-Grid Radar Network Test Bed
Engineering Research Center for Collaborative and
Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
NWS Statement Summary
“We fully support this idea (a new Meteorological Weather Radar Center at UPRM) for various
reasons as follows:
First, this radar project is an off network project (by-product) of the CASA Project
which has a very high visibility and expectations among the NWS, the private sector and
the research community. The professors and students from Mayagüez have done an
exceptional job in developing and getting three radars in full operations to date, which is
not an easy tasks. Our Office was able to use one of these radars to support the XXI Central
American and Caribbean Sport Games.
Second, we are in the process of validating the output of these radars with the NWS
Doppler radar. This entails quite a bit of work and collaboration with our Office. In this process,
the students will greatly benefit from the knowledge and experience of our meteorologists
and at the same time our staff will benefit from the research activities done at the
university. The proposed Center with is conference room would greatly help in this endeavor.
Third, our Doppler Radar is scheduled to be converted into a Dual Polarization Radar
by the end of 2011 which will also required additional training of our staff. It is possible that the
students can take advantage of this training so they will be better fitted to analyze our radar and
their radar outputs.
Fourth, from the beginning of this project our Office was targeted as the main user of
these radars and therefore as these and additional radars become operational we need to
collaborated further with the UPRM and these requested new space/Center will not only
facilitate but will enhance this collaboration.”
- Israel Matos, Meteorologist-in-Charge
WFO San Juan, PR
Puerto Rico OTG Radar Network
Test Bed
CASA Focus Area Proposal
Jorge Trabal, TI Student Leader
Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol, UPRM PI
Dr. José Colom, UPRM Faculty
November 11, 2010
Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport
Slide 4
Event on August 9, 2010
X-band radars at UPRM
NEXRAD (S-band)
Advantage of short-range (X-band) versus long-range (S-band)
: better sampling of lower atmosphere
CASA Off-The-Grid Radar Network Test Bed
Engineering Research Center for Collaborative and
Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
NWS Statement Summary
“We fully support this idea (a new Meteorological Weather Radar Center at UPRM) for various
reasons as follows:
First, this radar project is an off network project (by-product) of the CASA Project
which has a very high visibility and expectations among the NWS, the private sector and
the research community. The professors and students from Mayagüez have done an
exceptional job in developing and getting three radars in full operations to date, which is
not an easy tasks. Our Office was able to use one of these radars to support the XXI Central
American and Caribbean Sport Games.
Second, we are in the process of validating the output of these radars with the NWS
Doppler radar. This entails quite a bit of work and collaboration with our Office. In this process,
the students will greatly benefit from the knowledge and experience of our meteorologists
and at the same time our staff will benefit from the research activities done at the
university. The proposed Center with is conference room would greatly help in this endeavor.
Third, our Doppler Radar is scheduled to be converted into a Dual Polarization Radar
by the end of 2011 which will also required additional training of our staff. It is possible that the
students can take advantage of this training so they will be better fitted to analyze our radar and
their radar outputs.
Fourth, from the beginning of this project our Office was targeted as the main user of
these radars and therefore as these and additional radars become operational we need to
collaborated further with the UPRM and these requested new space/Center will not only
facilitate but will enhance this collaboration.”
- Israel Matos, Meteorologist-in-Charge
WFO San Juan, PR
Puerto Rico OTG Radar Network
Test Bed
CASA Focus Area Proposal
Jorge Trabal, TI Student Leader
Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol, UPRM PI
Dr. José Colom, UPRM Faculty
November 11, 2010
Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport
Slide 5
Event on August 9, 2010
X-band radars at UPRM
NEXRAD (S-band)
Advantage of short-range (X-band) versus long-range (S-band)
: better sampling of lower atmosphere
CASA Off-The-Grid Radar Network Test Bed
Engineering Research Center for Collaborative and
Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
NWS Statement Summary
“We fully support this idea (a new Meteorological Weather Radar Center at UPRM) for various
reasons as follows:
First, this radar project is an off network project (by-product) of the CASA Project
which has a very high visibility and expectations among the NWS, the private sector and
the research community. The professors and students from Mayagüez have done an
exceptional job in developing and getting three radars in full operations to date, which is
not an easy tasks. Our Office was able to use one of these radars to support the XXI Central
American and Caribbean Sport Games.
Second, we are in the process of validating the output of these radars with the NWS
Doppler radar. This entails quite a bit of work and collaboration with our Office. In this process,
the students will greatly benefit from the knowledge and experience of our meteorologists
and at the same time our staff will benefit from the research activities done at the
university. The proposed Center with is conference room would greatly help in this endeavor.
Third, our Doppler Radar is scheduled to be converted into a Dual Polarization Radar
by the end of 2011 which will also required additional training of our staff. It is possible that the
students can take advantage of this training so they will be better fitted to analyze our radar and
their radar outputs.
Fourth, from the beginning of this project our Office was targeted as the main user of
these radars and therefore as these and additional radars become operational we need to
collaborated further with the UPRM and these requested new space/Center will not only
facilitate but will enhance this collaboration.”
- Israel Matos, Meteorologist-in-Charge
WFO San Juan, PR
Puerto Rico OTG Radar Network
Test Bed
CASA Focus Area Proposal
Jorge Trabal, TI Student Leader
Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol, UPRM PI
Dr. José Colom, UPRM Faculty
November 11, 2010
Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport