MXPol X-band precipitation radar

Partner: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

PI: Prof. Alexis Berne ([email protected])

Operator: Dr. Nicole Clerx (LTE/EPFL); Dr. Romanos Foskinis (LAPI+LTE/EPFL)

MXPol is a mobile scanning polarimetric Doppler precipitation radar operating at X-band, with a wavelength of ~3 cm. Carrying out PPI’s and RHI’s continuously, it provides reflectivity and Doppler velocity data as well as polarimetric radar variables and Doppler spectra to characterize clouds and precipitation at a vertical resolution of 75 m. More information can be found on the website of ProSensing.