Chilbolton Observatory
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Chilbolton Observatory is a major UK atmospheric and radio research facility known for its large steerable dish antenna and advanced weather and climate monitoring instruments.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chilbolton Observatory canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
atmospheric research facility
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radio research facility ⓘ research observatory ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
improvement of numerical weather prediction models
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validation of satellite observations ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dataUsedBy |
climate researchers
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university research groups ⓘ weather forecasting agencies ⓘ |
| environmentType | rural site ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| fundedBy | UK Research and Innovation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAntennaDiameter | 46 metres ⓘ |
| hasAntennaType | fully steerable parabolic dish ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLatitude | 51.144 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLongitude | -1.438 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Chilbolton Advanced Meteorological Radar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
46 m fully steerable parabolic dish antenna
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cloud radar ⓘ lidar systems ⓘ meteorological surface instruments ⓘ radiometers ⓘ weather radar systems ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Andover
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Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunwayOrigin | former RAF Chilbolton airfield ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.stfc.ac.uk/chilbolton ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chilbolton
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England ⓘ Hampshire ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the largest fully steerable meteorological radar antennas in the world ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Science and Technology Facilities Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Science and Technology Facilities Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn | international atmospheric research campaigns ⓘ |
| partOf | UK atmospheric measurement infrastructure ⓘ |
| previouslyOperatedBy |
Central Electricity Generating Board
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Radio Research Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryResearchField |
atmospheric science
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climate research ⓘ meteorology ⓘ radio science ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cloud microphysics studies
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precipitation measurement ⓘ radio propagation experiments ⓘ remote sensing of the atmosphere ⓘ satellite communication experiments ⓘ weather monitoring ⓘ |
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