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<br />~ -; <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />TASK II: <br /> <br />RADAR METEOROLOGY AND REMOTE SENSING <br /> <br />The DRI will operate its vertically-pointing Ka-band radar (^ = <br />0,86 em) at the Kingvale, California HALO (High Altitude Liquid Water <br />Observatory) from 3 November 1986 to 9 January 1987, The Ka-band <br />radar is sensitive to ice and precipitation size particles, Up to ten <br />experimental periods during the field season can be supported within <br />the proposed budget, and these should be sufficient to collect the <br />required data, <br /> <br />The radar will operate during all aircraft fixed target seeding <br />operations (assuming the target is the Kingvale HALO), Minimum samp- <br />ling time for each case will be four (4) hours: one hour before seed- <br />ing starts, two hours actual seeding time and one hour post-seeding, <br />When possible, depending on accurate forecasts and suitable storm <br />conditions, an attempt will be made to operate the radar for more <br />extended periods bracketing the specific experimental period, This <br />will help in determining the larger-scale context for the fixed target <br />experiments and provide background information for the SCPP case <br />studies, Of special interest from the standpoint of data collection <br />and analysis will be experiments when the instrumented aircraft <br />collects samples over the Kingvale site, <br /> <br />The radar will operate during ground-based seeding experiments <br />when conditions are appropriate, Minimum sampling time for each case <br />will be nine (9) hours: one hour before seeding starts, six hours of <br />actual seeding time and two hours post-seeding, This approach follows <br />