{"id":15,"date":"2023-10-10T13:09:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T13:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phara.tudelft.nl\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-02-23T15:01:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T15:01:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phara.tudelft.nl\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"about"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-335a2f03\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-vertical-flex-start\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-5d90343f\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<section id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-b2ead1d6\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns has-2-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-collapsedRows-layout has-vertical-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-7c705a1c\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-ea5e7576\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-ea5e7576\">About phara<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remote sensing technology and atmospheric science &amp; water management brought together.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With PHARA we bring together a team of experts to create a first-of-its-kind research infrastructure for atmospheric and weather sciences: a fast-scanning phased-array radar in Ku-band with polarization diversity. PHARA will enable to track continuously cloud volumes and measure microphysical processes directly with a minimum of assumptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a27d1141 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/phara.tudelft.nl\/index.php\/scienceandengineering\/\">More about Science &amp; Engineering<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-5f9a9ec0\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PHARA: Een nieuwe radar voor betere analyse en voorspelling van extreem weer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ivVORUxABiQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Introduction of the PHARA project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-8e7cc7ae\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns has-3-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-collapsedRows-layout has-vertical-flex-start\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-725f10a7\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">The Radar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>PHARA provides the ability to track a specific sky volume with unprecedented resolution. By using Ku-band this radar will bridge the gap in observation between traditional precipitation radars and cloud profilers and provide data highly demanded both for cloud physics and precipitation analysis. It will enable further research with routine measurement and simulation of atmospheric dynamics and physics at turbulence-resolving resolution. Moreover, PHARA will be installed on a transportable platform (chassis), which will allow taking measurements at various locations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-3c67f726\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">The Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To create PHARA, we bring together an outstanding multidisciplinary consortium with expertise both in remote sensing technology and in atmospheric science &amp; water management. This expertise is delivered to the consortium by the world\u2019s foremost research groups on radar meteorology and remote sensing (TU Delft, KNMI), phased-array antennas (ASTRON, TU Eindhoven), and atmospheric physics (RU Groningen), in close cooperation with  knowledge institutes, such as the NWO institute Astron, research labs (TNO &amp; KNMI), and Robin Radar Systems. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-4956dbc0\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">The Purpose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Supplementing the radar facilities of the Ruisdael Observatory, the new radar will be the first of its kind with major impact on not just atmospheric sciences, but also on weather forecasting, extreme weather warnings, electromagnetic wave-based sensing, hydrology and water management. We will also initiate activities to exploit the radar for multiple different functions, such as airport surveillance for wind shear and air traffic control, wind turbines and road traffic management, monitoring birds and sea-life, serving many research communities at the same time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/phara.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHARA_FLYER3.3.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of &lt;strong&gt;DOWNLOAD OUR FLYER TO SPREAD THE WORD&lt;\/strong&gt;.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-b7f3ac59-bf05-4a09-9736-bce99d226acc\" href=\"https:\/\/phara.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHARA_FLYER3.3.pdf\"><strong>DOWNLOAD OUR FLYER TO SPREAD THE WORD<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/phara.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHARA_FLYER3.3.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-b7f3ac59-bf05-4a09-9736-bce99d226acc\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-88357565\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-2-columns has-desktop-oneTwo-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-collapsedRows-layout has-vertical-center ticss-c00aadba\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-65377dfd\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"193\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/phara.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AlexanderYarovoy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-334\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phara.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AlexanderYarovoy.jpg 193w, https:\/\/phara.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AlexanderYarovoy-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-ccb43057\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<p id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-fa0dd853\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-fa0dd853\">&#8220;PHARA will be designed and built in such a way that it will provide resolution in space at an unprecedented level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-37339a78\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-37339a78\">Alexander Yarovoy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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