TDWR - Terminal Doppler Weather Radar, 1985-1993, undated
Scope and Contents
This series contains records of several of RAL's field projects. Records include planning documents, data, photographs, correspondence, and reports. The series is organized by project.
Dates
- Creation: 1985-1993, undated
Conditions Governing Access
Not all of the material in this collection is in the public domain. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine copyright and obtain permission to use materials.
All records must be viewed in the Archives. The Archives does not have playback capability for some materials.
Biographical / Historical
Terminal Doppler Weather Radar -- convective weather research and prototype development at NCAR in the 1980s and 1990s strongly influenced the design, scanning strategies and end–user products generated by this aviation–weather radar system that was installed at 50 major airports in the US. NCAR also holds the patent for algorithms integrating TDWR and LLWAS data. NCAR's prototype TDWR system was successfully used to protect Denver's Stapleton Airport from wind shear for six years until the operational TDWR took its place at Denver International Airport.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 28 Boxes : 25 record cartons, 2 letter-size archival boxes,1 archival film reel box
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Archives Repository