CASA OffTheGrid OTG NSF MRI Tropi NET radars

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CASA Off-The-Grid (OTG) & NSF MRI Tropi. NET radars: UPRM Weather Radar Network Dr.

CASA Off-The-Grid (OTG) & NSF MRI Tropi. NET radars: UPRM Weather Radar Network Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol and Dr. José Colom-Ustáriz Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. UPRM Colom@ece. uprm. edu Cruz. Pol@ece. uprm. edu

Problema Real “There is insufficient knowledge about what is actually happening (or is likely

Problema Real “There is insufficient knowledge about what is actually happening (or is likely to happen) at the Earth’s surface where people live. ” [National Academy of Sciences, 1998] Cayey NWS radar Mayaguez

Waterspout – Mayaguez Bay, Sept 2005

Waterspout – Mayaguez Bay, Sept 2005

UPRM Radars Two NSF projects: 1. CASA- (NSF ERC) (Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the

UPRM Radars Two NSF projects: 1. CASA- (NSF ERC) (Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere) – P. I. - Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol – radares Banda-X with solar-backup : OTG & EWR 2. Tropi. NET (NSF MRI)– P. I. Dr. José Colom-Ustáriz – Radares polarimétricos, Doppler, X-band P. I. = Principal Investigator

Note the improved resolution UPRM Radar Note the improved Resolution of one UPRM Radar

Note the improved resolution UPRM Radar Note the improved Resolution of one UPRM Radar These are upper layers Nex. Rad

Student-Led Radar Test Bed Supports the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Summer Games July

Student-Led Radar Test Bed Supports the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Summer Games July 17 th – August 1 st Mayagüez, PR Contact: Jorge Trabal (jtrabal@ecs. umass. edu), José Colom (colom@ece. uprm. edu)

OTG Radar @UPRM OTG= Off-the-Grid Radar Nodes Magüe OTG 2 − Solar Power back-up

OTG Radar @UPRM OTG= Off-the-Grid Radar Nodes Magüe OTG 2 − Solar Power back-up system − Wireless Point-to-Point Link Communication EWR 7

OTG 1 (4 KW) OTGs OTG 2 (25 KW) OTG 1 (4 KW)

OTG 1 (4 KW) OTGs OTG 2 (25 KW) OTG 1 (4 KW)

The EWR radar at CROEM: solar powered EWR radar Photovoltaic system designed for EWR,

The EWR radar at CROEM: solar powered EWR radar Photovoltaic system designed for EWR, & OTGs. Can be used as • back-up or • 8 -continous hrs of operation EWR is now at UPRM on top of Stefani Bldg

OTG installation at Cornelia Radar troubleshooting at CID (UPRM)

OTG installation at Cornelia Radar troubleshooting at CID (UPRM)

OTG 2 OTG 1 Jul 2010 Merged Data Plots

OTG 2 OTG 1 Jul 2010 Merged Data Plots

Jul 17, 2010, CAC Inauguration Day http: //stb. ece. uprm. edu/Noon. Event. jsp

Jul 17, 2010, CAC Inauguration Day http: //stb. ece. uprm. edu/Noon. Event. jsp

UPRM Tropi. NET UPRM has the NSF MRI Tropi. NET ($1. 8 M) for

UPRM Tropi. NET UPRM has the NSF MRI Tropi. NET ($1. 8 M) for the establishment of a DCAS 3 -radar network on the west of the island. • Doppler • Polarimetric • X-band (non solar @TG) Radar sites: Lajas, Isabela, Cornelia

UPRM Weather web site http: //stb. ece. uprm. edu/

UPRM Weather web site http: //stb. ece. uprm. edu/

¡Gracias!

¡Gracias!