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“Leveraging Technology for a Next-Generation National Radar System” is the theme for a symposium to be hosted by NSSL on the latest developments in Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR). The symposium will be held October 10-12, 2007 at the National Weather Center (NWC) in Norman, Okla., and is sponsored by the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology. Formal presentations, senior-level panel discussions and exhibits of the latest phased array radar technology are already on the agenda. Panels of invited speakers from government, academia, and the commercial sector will be offered with ample opportunities for discussion.
The MPAR symposium aims to advance the state of MPAR research and development and to further document the needs of the radar user community, including surface transportation, aviation, severe weather forecasting, meteorological research, emergency management of landfalling hurricanes, flood forecasting and water use management, wildland fire detection and response, airborne chemical/biological weapons release, and aircraft/UAS surveillance over the homeland (both cooperative and non-cooperative). The symposium will also highlight the social and economic benefits from MPAR risk reduction research.
Background: Our Nation’s legacy radar systems are aging and will need replacement. MPAR offers the most significant new technological capability to address both current and anticipated radar needs and gaps, as well as a single technological pathway. Its versatility and adaptive scanning capability addresses a wide array of national surveillance needs, both for weather and aircraft.
Outcome: The MPAR symposium supports the goals to develop data acquisition, management, analysis, and display systems to provide the Nation with more accurate and timely warnings and forecasts of high-impact weather events that can disrupt economic productivity and cause loss of life and property. It also ensures weather science is used for informed decision-making and demonstrates global leadership on environmental issues.
Website: http://www.ofcm.gov/mpar-symposium/index.htm
8/20/07