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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instanceOf atmospheric research facility
radio research facility
research observatory
contributesTo improvement of numerical weather prediction models
validation of satellite observations
country United Kingdom
dataUsedBy climate researchers
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
cloud radar
lidar systems
meteorological surface instruments
radiometers
weather radar systems
hasNearbyCity Andover NERFINISHED
Winchester NERFINISHED
hasRunwayOrigin former RAF Chilbolton airfield
hasWebsite https://www.stfc.ac.uk/chilbolton
locatedIn Chilbolton NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Radio Research Station NERFINISHED
primaryResearchField atmospheric science
climate research
meteorology
radio science
usedFor cloud microphysics studies
precipitation measurement
radio propagation experiments
remote sensing of the atmosphere
satellite communication experiments
weather monitoring

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Science and Technology Facilities Council operates Chilbolton Observatory