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==Current Events==
==Current Events==
;'''N-Pol Radar Site Survey: Jul 26, 2010'''
[[Image:NPOL site.JPG|center|thumb|300px|N-Pol at GXY]]
:Mike Watson (L) and John Gerlach (R) gather soil strength data at a candidate operating site for the NASA N-Pol radar on the property of the Greeley- Weld County Airport.


;'''CMMAP Interns Visit: Jun 25, 2010'''
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[[Image:CMMAP 2010.JPG|center|thumb|300px|CMMAP]]
===Sea-Pol pedestal maintenance (26 Mar, 2024)===
:Participants in the Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes (CMMAP) program at CSU took a tour of the CSU-CHILL radar facility.
[[Image:20240326_seapol_pedestal_repair.jpg|center|thumb|300px|Sea-Pol pedestal repairs]]
The [[Sea-Pol]] radar pedestal is undergoing maintenance and repair in support of an upcoming field campaign.


;'''UCAR 50th Anniversary Open House: Jun 6, 2010'''
===Website redesign (15 Jan, 2024)===
[[Image:UCAR 50.JPG|center|thumb|300px|Open House at NCAR]]
The CHILL website has extensive changes, both in appearance, as well as with the underlying technology. We are committing a greater effort towards keeping the site updated with current activities and changes to the instrumentation.
:NCAR hosted an open house in honor of the 50th anniversary of the creation of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). Real time displays of data from the CSU-CHILL and EOL S-POL radars were presented to the open house visitors.


;'''REU 2010 Program: Jun 1, 2010'''
===Sea-Pol radar base foundation pour (21 June, 2016)===
[[Image:REU2010.JPG|center|thumb|300px|Summer 2010 REU]]
[[Image:Sea-Pol radar base.jpeg|center|thumb|300px|Sea-Pol radar base foundation]]
:Students in Prof. Chandra's REU program received a technical introduction to meteorological radars during their visit to the CSU-CHILL radar.  
[[Image:Sea pol pad surface pour.JPG|center|thumb|300px|Pouring the top layer of the foundation]]
[[Image:Sea Pol completed pad.JPG|center|thumb|300px|Completed Sea-Pol radar base foundation]]
Concrete pour for the Sea-Pol radar's home-base. The concrete pad will serve as a location to hold the containers down for the Sea-Pol radar when not deployed on a ship.


;'''NSF Users' Workshop: Jun 15-17, 2009'''
===Sea-Pol containers arrive (17 June, 2016)===
:The CSU-CHILL Facility will be represented at the NSF Users' Workshop with a poster and a live demonstration of remote radar operation.
[[Image:Sea Pol container arrival.JPG|center|thumb|300px|20ft containers modified for Sea Pol]]
Two 20 foot containers that will house the Sea Pol radar equipment have been delivered to the CSU-CHILL radar site.


;'''CSU-CHILL Open House: Jun 14, 2009'''
===Data Collection for FRONT PORCH (22 May 2014)===
:The CHILL Facility will be hosting an open-house event in support of the NSF Users' Workshop, conducted at NCAR.
Data collection begins for a component of the [https://www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/front-porch/Front-Porch.html FRONT PORCH] (Precipitation Observations and Research on Convection and Hydrometeorology) program with the Radar Observations of Storms for Education (ROSE) project with North Carolina State University [http://precip.meas.ncsu.edu/ CP3G]. This is an NSF-funded project using the [[Facilities#FRONT|FRONT]] facility. Principal Investigator: Dr. Sandra Yuter.
 
;[[Distributed Version Control system]]
:The current version control system used on CHILL, cvs, will be going away soon. This will be replaced by the Git system.


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Revision as of 14:42, 26 March 2024

Current Events

Sea-Pol pedestal maintenance (26 Mar, 2024)

Sea-Pol pedestal repairs

The Sea-Pol radar pedestal is undergoing maintenance and repair in support of an upcoming field campaign.

Website redesign (15 Jan, 2024)

The CHILL website has extensive changes, both in appearance, as well as with the underlying technology. We are committing a greater effort towards keeping the site updated with current activities and changes to the instrumentation.

Sea-Pol radar base foundation pour (21 June, 2016)

Sea-Pol radar base foundation
Pouring the top layer of the foundation
Completed Sea-Pol radar base foundation

Concrete pour for the Sea-Pol radar's home-base. The concrete pad will serve as a location to hold the containers down for the Sea-Pol radar when not deployed on a ship.

Sea-Pol containers arrive (17 June, 2016)

20ft containers modified for Sea Pol

Two 20 foot containers that will house the Sea Pol radar equipment have been delivered to the CSU-CHILL radar site.

Data Collection for FRONT PORCH (22 May 2014)

Data collection begins for a component of the FRONT PORCH (Precipitation Observations and Research on Convection and Hydrometeorology) program with the Radar Observations of Storms for Education (ROSE) project with North Carolina State University CP3G. This is an NSF-funded project using the FRONT facility. Principal Investigator: Dr. Sandra Yuter.

Recent Changes

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