Examples of remote-sensed data by instrument

Each type of instrument has different capabilities. Hence the type of information that can be obtained from each is somewhat different. The first set of examples illustrate these capabilities:

• Scanning radars and bistatic receivers
• UHF (915 MHz) wind profiler
• Vertically pointing X-band radar
• Ceilometer

Examples of remote-sensed data by phenomenon

However, the instruments are not an end by themselves, at least not in meteorology. Observing and understanding weather phenomena is what we are interested in, and each remote sensor may provide a piece of the puzzle. In this set of examples, we study different phenomena with our instruments:

• Thunderstorm with microbursts
• Initiation of a squall line
• Melting layer of precipitation (bright band)
• Smoke plumes from an industrial fire
• Haze from forest fires
• Wintertime haze
• Bird and insect migration