AGS-CIF: A Sea-Going and Land Deployable Polarimetric (SEA-POL) Radar for the Science Community

该社区仪器和设施(CIF)奖是为了表彰对科罗拉多州立大学海上极化(SEA-POL)雷达的支持。SEA-POL是一种独特的社区资源，是唯一的先进技术、社区要求的海上雷达设施。该雷达可以用来处理涉及降水的广泛的海洋或陆基科学课题。雷达还将被用作教育和推广工具，为学生提供与最先进的仪器互动的机会。SEA-POL是一种C波段双极化雷达，能够部署在海上或陆地上。该雷达设计为便携和坚固耐用，具有海洋环境下的平台稳定性，同时仍具有高质量的极化能力，可用于所有用途。到2020年，SEA-POL已被部署在美国学术研究舰队(ARF)船只上的四次研究巡航中，并计划在2022年的PREP战役中部署在岛屿上。这一奖项将提高更广泛的科学界通过AGS现场活动请求过程使用雷达的能力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This Community Instruments and Facilities (CIF) award is for support of the Colorado State University Sea-Going Polarimetric (SEA-POL) radar. SEA-POL is a unique community resource as the only advanced technology, community-requestable, sea-going radar facility. The radar can be used to address a wide range of maritime or land-based science topics that deal with precipitation. The radar will also be used as an educational and outreach tool, providing opportunities for students to interact with state-of-the-art instrumentation. Programs to enhance diversity in radar meteorology are also included.SEA-POL is a C-band, dual-polarimetric radar that is capable of being deployed at sea or on land. The radar is designed to be portable and rugged, with platform stabilization for oceanic environments, while still having high-quality polarimetric capabilities for all-purpose use. Through 2020, SEA-POL has been deployed in four research cruises on ships in the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF) and is planned for an island-based deployment in the 2022 PRECIP campaign. This award will enhance the ability of the broader scientific community to use the radar through the AGS field campaign request process.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.