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Wind Shear Radar

This wind shear radar is professionally built for low-level wind field safety monitoring. Built on mature boundary-layer wind profiler technology, it continuously scans and records real-time wind speed, wind direction and vertical airflow data. Its detection range covers heights from 100 meters up to 3 kilometers, specifically picking up dangerous weather conditions like wind shear and low-level jet streams that threaten on-site operations. It delivers reliable safety warning data to safeguard aviation and transportation scenarios.

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Description

Features

This radar adopts L-band pulsed Doppler design, equipped with a phased array antenna, all-solid-state transmitter and digital IF receiver. With powerful clutter suppression and signal processing capabilities, it can stably and accurately capture tiny atmospheric turbulence echoes across the entire low-level wind field. It runs built-in data calibration and intelligent algorithms to autonomously spot risky wind shear and low-level jet streams, and output standard early warnings for real-time safety protection. It supports both fixed installation and rapid mobile deployment, perfectly adapting to various working scenarios including airports, ports and wind farms.

Technical indicators

Operating Frequency Band	L-band
Radar Architecture	Pulsed Doppler
Minimum Detection Altitude	≤ 100 m
Maximum Detection Altitude	≥ 3 km (climate-condition dependent)
Horizontal Wind Speed Range	0 to 60 m/s
Horizontal Wind Direction Range	0° to 360°
Vertical Airflow Range	±24 m/s
Wind Speed Accuracy (RMS)	≤ 1.5 m/s
Wind Direction Accuracy (RMS)	≤ 10°
Height Resolution	60 m / 120 m
Time Resolution	≤ 5 min
Operating Temperature - Indoor	0 °C to +40 °C
Operating Temperature - Outdoor	−40 °C to +50 °C
Storage Temperature	−50 °C to +60 °C

Application fields

Airport Wind Shear Monitoring: Provides continuous real-time wind shear detection across the airport terminal area and approach/departure corridors, supplying flight operations and aerodrome meteorological services with automated hazard alerts during the most safety-critical phases of flight.

Low-Altitude Flight Safety Support: Delivers persistent boundary-layer wind profile and hazard detection data for low-altitude airspace management, supporting the safety of general aviation, helicopter operations, and emerging low-altitude flight applications.

Port & Harbor Wind Field Monitoring: Monitors low-level wind field structure and wind shear events at ports and harbors, providing operational safety data for vessel maneuvering, crane operations, and port logistics management in complex coastal wind environments.

Wind Farm Wind Resource Assessment: Supplies high-resolution vertical wind profiles across turbine rotor-swept altitudes for wind resource quantification, turbine performance monitoring, and wind shear characterization relevant to fatigue load assessment.

Atmospheric Pollution Dispersion Analysis: Enables real-time monitoring of low-level wind field structure to model pollutant transport trajectories and diffusion patterns, supporting air quality management and environmental emergency response.

Offshore & Coastal Meteorological Support: Provides continuous boundary-layer wind profiling and hazard detection for near-shore and coastal operations, marine weather support, and offshore infrastructure safety monitoring.

Why Choose Our Wind Shear Radar

The wind shear radar is tailor-made to spot risky wind conditions, its built-in algorithms pinpoint wind shear and low-level jet streams that threaten flights and facilities. It sorts out dangerous wind changes and sends out standard alerts directly, easing staff work and speeding up safety responses. It can pick up wind variations starting from just 100 meters high, covering the risky air zone planes pass through while taking off and landing. It keeps updating data every five minutes round the clock, no blind spots like traditional balloon observation. The device fits airports, harbors and wind farms well, usable as fixed equipment or portable units for temporary monitoring. Solid-state parts and electronic beam control cut mechanical wear, letting the device run steadily unattended for long-term safety surveillance.