MIRA36 Cloud Radar
METEK GmbH, Meteorologische Messtechnik
MIRA36 is a Ka-Band (8 mm, 36 GHz) radar used for detecting cloud parameters provided by METEK GmbH.
System Description and specifications of MIRA36
Hourly archived online data images from different MIRA36 sites
Daily archived data images for monitoring the performance of the plankton filter algorithms.
Scanning MIRA36-S at the German Weather Service (DWD) at Lindenberg pointing vertically here. The Transmitter and Receiver are in the box mounted together with the antenna. The azimuth drive and the air conditioning is in the pedestal below the radar. The both on the rear of the trailer mainly hosts the radar PC.
Data Client (quick-look) while making RHI sector scans. Top Left: Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR) of co- and cross-channel, Bottom Left: color coded plot showing the co-channel SNR of the most recent 40 s. Middle: Spectra from one selected range gate (1200 m), Right Linear de-polarization (LDR).
Vertically Pointing MIRA36 mounted into a trailer. The 19" Rack hosts the PC, the Receiver, the Transmitter, space for a spare for Transmitter, and the Mains switches (from top to bottom). A UPS with battery Pack is beneath the table.