Enabling Next-Generation Weather Observations with the Fully Digital Horus Radar
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Distinguished Lecturer Dr. David Schwartzman will present "Enabling Next-Generation Weather Observations with the Fully Digital Horus Radar."
Abstract: Weather radars have become indispensable to meteorologists and the general public for both understanding and awareness of high-impact weather events and as part of the operational warning infrastructure. In the U.S., the operational weather radar network is composed of approximately 160 WSR-88D radars, which are S-band, dish-based, polarimetric Doppler radars. This presentation reports on the development of a fully digital phased array weather radar that is being used to assess the potential of such technology as a replacement for the WSR-88D radars. The “Horus” radar is a truck-based, S-band, fully digital polarimetric phased array radar. Fully digital systems hold promise for meeting some of the greatest technical challenges facing the meteorological community, such as the effective integration of dual-polarization capability with phased array beam agility.
Bio: David Schvartzman (Senior Member, IEEE) was born in Piracicaba, SP, Brazil, on March 17, 1988. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA, in 2015 and 2020, respectively, with a focus on polarimetric phased array radar. Dr. Schvartzman has held research positions supporting the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)
and the Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC) at the University of Oklahoma. At NSSL, he gained key insights into observational needs for improving weather warnings and forecasts and developed signal processing algorithms to enhance meteorological products for the
operational US Weather Surveillance Radar (WSR-88D). He is currently an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the School of Meteorology and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, affiliated with the ARRC. His work spans signal and array processing, radar calibration, and the development of advanced radar techniques for weather observation and severe weather
detection.
Dr. Schvartzman serves as a Topical Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (TGRS). He has received awards including the 2024 Research Excellence Award from the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences at the University of Oklahoma, the 2023 IEEE Region 5 Outstanding Young Professional Award, and the 2019 American Meteorological Society Spiros G. Geotis Prize. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and an active member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), where he contributes to its Scientific and Technological Activities Commission (STAC) on Radar Meteorology.
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- Moose Lodge
- 157 Dayton Blvd
- Melbourne, Florida
- United States 32904
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- Co-sponsored by Canaveral Section
- Starts 26 May 2026 08:00 PM UTC
- Ends 08 June 2026 04:00 AM UTC
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6:30 - 6:50 Sumptous Dinner
6:50 - 7:00 IEEE Section Update by Section Officers - Canaveral & Melbourne
7:00 - 8:00 Presentation of Enabling Next-Generation Weather Observations with the Fully Digital Horus Radar