Patent ID: 6098018
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: G01S,Y02A

Abstract:
An apparatus for autonomously generating atmospheric radar data comprising:a portable container for housing the apparatus;a radar apparatus, housed on the portable container for generating radar signals and receiving return radar signals reflected from the atmosphere as reflected radar signals;a radar processor, housed in the portable container, coupled to the radar apparatus, for controlling and monitoring the radar apparatus and for receiving the reflected radar signals as radar data; anda data management processor, housed in the portable containter, coupled to the radar processor, for receiving the radar data, processing the radar data into radar image data, storing the radar image data,wherein said data management processor further comprises:a multi-user computer system having a plurality of users logged thereto,wherein a first user comprises the radar processor logged into the data management processor for transferring radar data from the radar processor to the data management processor as file transfers, andwherein a second user comprises a data processing program for processing radar data received as file transfers and outputting processed radar data.