Sea-Pol Deployment
The Sea-Pol radar is based in Greeley, Colorado, at Colorado State University. It can be deployed on ships and at remote field sites. The radar is packaged in ISO-668 1C containers for transportability and ease of deployment anywhere in the world.
Past Deployments
- SPURS-2: October - November 2017, R/V Roger Revelle (San Diego -> Eastern Pacific -> San Diego)
- PISTON 2018: August - September - October 2018, R/V Thomas G Thompson (Kaohsiung City Taiwan -> Palau -> Kaohsiung Taiwan)
- PISTON 2019: September 2019, R/V Sally Ride (Keelung Taiwan -> Western Pacific -> Keelung Taiwan)
- PRECIP 2022: May - August 2022, Yonaguni, Japan (land deployment)
- PICCOLO: August - September 2024, R/V Meteor (Mindelo, Cape Verde -> Bridgetown, Barbados)
- S2noCliME: November 2024 - April 2025, Steamboat Springs, Colorado (land deployment)
Post-processing software
Raw radar products are post-processed with the Lidar Radar Open Software Environment (LROSE) to generate secondary products including rain rate and hydrometeor identification. Post-processing can be customized to suit the needs of field campaigns. Output data is written in CfRadial-compliant netCDF files. Data can be transferred to remote locations using FTP, rsync or LDM. Quick-look images are generated and posted to a webserver for immediate access to the data.
Local operations and Data Storage
The radar shelter provides workstations to operate the radar locally. Servers are available to run post-processing code. Local data storage is available to prevent data loss during network outages. The radar can be operated remotely through its network connection using local ethernet on a ship or via our dedicated Starlink connection.