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Cloud Radar Clouds in the Earth’s atmosphere have a significant impact on its energy budget and also on the hydrological cycle. They play a critical role in climate change through a complex cloud and water vapor feedbacks. Understanding and ultimately quantifying these cloud feedbacks, in particular the role of cirrus clouds in such feed backs, remains a significant obstacle in climate research. In view of the scientific importance of cloud radars in climate research, NARL proposes to build the first cloud radar in India. In technological front, NARL is an ideal location for setting up cloud radar. The proposed system operates at 36 GHz and will be designed as a mobile system. Though it will be installed at NARL initially, it can be deployed at other sites in a campaign mode. By combining the cloud radar data with other passive and active sensors data, it is possible to infer the microphysics of cloud and precipitating systems in addition to building a cloud climatology.
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