Experimental test of the ability to detect weather patterns by a new landing radar

The paper examines a possibility to use a new landing radar (PRL) developed by«NIIDAR»to detect clouds and determine precipitation intensity based on the use of the energy characteristics of reflected signals. A brief description of the method, the methodology of the experiment and its results are given. Problems arising in the practical implementation of the new method are considered. The conclusion of a possibility of its use of a radar for the detection and classification of meteorological events is made. The capture range is extended by the wave propagation model.