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Current Events

PSL W-band radar installation (June 11, 2024)

The PSL W-band radar installation onto the NOAA P3 (N43RF) aircraft was completed on June 11 2024 in preparation for the 2024 hurricane season. The radar will be used to study sea-spray from hurricane winds over the open ocean from the NOAA P3 Hurricane Hunter aircraft.

Sea-Pol pedestal testing (May 3, 2024)

The Sea-Pol radar pedestal maintenance is complete, and testing is underway in preparation for the upcoming PICCOLO-2024 field campaign.

Sea-Pol pedestal maintenance (26 Mar, 2024)

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)

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)

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.

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Recent Changes

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+===PSL W-band radar installation (June 11, 2024)===
+[[Image:20240611_psl_wband.jpg|center|thumb|300px|PSL W-band antenna installed on NOAA P3]]
+[[Image:20240611_psl_wband_rack.jpg|center|thumb|300px|PSL W-band electronics rack installed on NOAA P3]]
+The [[PSL W-band]] radar installation onto the NOAA P3 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAA_Hurricane_Hunters N43RF]) aircraft was completed on June 11 2024 in preparation for the 2024 hurricane season. The radar will be used to study sea-spray from hurricane winds over the open ocean from the [https://www.omao.noaa.gov/aircraft-operations/noaa-hurricane-hunters NOAA P3 Hurricane Hunter] aircraft.
-===Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) Field Campaign (May 1 - June 30, 2012)===
+===Sea-Pol pedestal testing (May 3, 2024)===
-[[Image:dc3_logo.png|left|100px]]CSU-CHILL will be taking part in the [http://www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/dc3/ Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry] (DC3) Field Campaign from May 1 to June 30. The events calendar will be updated to indicate specific data collection days.<br style="clear: both" />
+[[Image:20240503_seapol_pedestal_test.jpg|center|thumb|300px|Sea-Pol pedestal testing]]
+The [[Sea-Pol]] radar pedestal maintenance is complete, and testing is underway in preparation for the upcoming [[Sea-Pol#PICCOLO_2024|PICCOLO-2024]] field campaign.
-===Dual frequency Operations: January 2012===
+===Sea-Pol pedestal maintenance (26 Mar, 2024)===
-[[Image:11jan2012 X v rhi anot.png|center|thumb|300px|X-band test data]]
+[[Image:20240326_seapol_pedestal_repair.jpg|center|thumb|300px|Sea-Pol pedestal repairs]]
-The Dual-frequency feed horn was installed on the CSU-CHILL antenna, and initial data collections were conducted to test the installation. Data from the X-band system is compared against the S-band system [[Initial CSU-CHILL X-band operations: January 2012|here]].
+The [[Sea-Pol]] radar pedestal is undergoing maintenance and repair in support of an upcoming field campaign.
-===Dual frequency feed horn arrives at CHILL: October 5, 2011===
+===Website redesign (15 Jan, 2024)===
-[[Image:CHILL Dual Freq Horn.JPG|center|thumb|300px|Dual frequency feed horn]]
+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.
-The new feed horn capable of simultaneous polarimetric operations at S and X-bands was delivered in early October. Test operations with this horn should begin in December, 2011.
-===DOW radar data evaluations: August 26, 2011===
+===Sea-Pol radar base foundation pour (21 June, 2016)===
-[[Image:DOW 7 26aug2011.JPG|center|thumb|300px|DOW 7 at CSU-CHILL]]
+[[Image:Sea-Pol radar base.jpeg|center|thumb|300px|Sea-Pol radar base foundation]]
-Coordinated dual-polarization data collection was done by the DOW 7 and CSU-CHILL radars during the conduct of a 20hr project.
+[[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.
-===REU 2011 students: July 14, 2011===
+===Sea-Pol containers arrive (17 June, 2016)===
-[[Image:REU2011 sphere cal.JPG|center|thumb|300px|Monitoring a sphere flight from the CSU-CHILL user van]]
+[[Image:Sea Pol container arrival.JPG|center|thumb|300px|20ft containers modified for Sea Pol]]
-REU2011 students participating in a radar calibration experiment.
+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 [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.
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