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Weather radar system and method for detecting a high altitude crystal condition using two or more types of radar signals

  • US 9,720,082 B1
  • Filed: 03/12/2014
  • Issued: 08/01/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An aircraft hazard warning system, comprising:

  • a processing system associated with an active radar system configured to detect a high altitude ice crystal (HAIC) or high altitude ice crystal cloud (HAIC2) condition using at least two types of radar signals, wherein a first type of radar return and a second type of radar return are processed to;

    1. determine a size of particles in a high altitude region for detecting at least one of the HAIC or HAIC2 condition where a larger size indicates the at least one of the HAIC or HAIC2 condition;

    or 2. determine a shape of the particles for detecting the at least one of the HAIC or HAIC2 condition where a less spherical shape indicates the at least one of the HAIC or HAIC2 condition, wherein the processing system causes a display to provide at least one of a HAIC or HAIC2 warning in response to detection of the at least one of the HAIC or HAIC2 condition;

    a downconverter;

    a receiver;

    an antenna system comprising an X band antenna having first elements for a first polarization signal in an X band and second elements for a second polarization signal in the X band and a W band antenna for a signal in the W band, the W band antenna being disposed in a face of the X band antenna;

    a duplexer, wherein a first path and a second path is disposed between the downconverter and the duplexer, wherein the first path is for the first type of the return from a first type of radar signal of the two types of radar signals and the second path is for the second type of return from a second type radar signal of the two types of radar signals, wherein the first type of radar signal is the first polarization signal in the X band and the second type of radar signal is the second polarization signal in the X band or the first type of radar signal is in the X band and the second type of radar signal is the signal in the W band.

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