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 ===== Deployment ===== ===== Deployment =====
 ^  Period  ^  Place  ^  Project  ^ ^  Period  ^  Place  ^  Project  ^
-|  03/2026 - 04/2026  | Polar 5, Svalbard | (AC)3 | +|  03/2026 - 04/2026  | Polar 5, Svalbard | [[http://www.ac3-tr.de/|(AC)3]] 
-|  02/2025 - 03/2025  | [[http://www.awipev.eu/|AWIPEV at Ny-Ålesund]], Norway | (AC)3 |+|  02/2025 - 03/2025  | [[http://www.awipev.eu/|AWIPEV at Ny-Ålesund]], Norway | [[http://www.ac3-tr.de/|(AC)3]] |
  
 ===== Specifications ===== ===== Specifications =====
-^ Parameter  ^ Specification  ^ Remark  ^ +^ Parameter  ^ Specification 
-| Frequency | 167.3 ± 0.1 GHz   &   174.7 ± 0.1 GHz |  | +| Frequency | 167.3 ± 0.1 GHz   &   174.7 ± 0.1 GHz |   
-| Wavelength | 1.8 mm & 1.7 mm +| Wavelength | 1.8 mm & 1.7 mm |  
-| Transmitter Power | 70 mW & 90 mW +| Transmitter Power | 70 mW & 90 mW |  
-| Antenna gain | 54.6 dB |  | +| Antenna gain | 54.6 dB |   
-| Receiver Noise | 5.5 dB |  | +| Receiver Noise | 5.5 dB |   
-| Receiver Intermediate Frequency | 4 MHz +| Receiver Intermediate Frequency | 4 MHz |  
-| Dynamic Range | 58 dB |  | +| Dynamic Range | 58 dB |   
-| Antenna Diameter | 0.5 m +| Antenna Diameter | 0.5 m |  
-| Beam Width | 0.36° |  | +| Beam Width | 0.36° |   
-| Power consumption | 700 W +| Power consumption | 700 W |  
-| Weight | 116 kg +| Weight | 116 kg |  
-| Dimensions | 115 cm x 90 cm x 90 cm +| Dimensions | 115 cm x 90 cm x 90 cm |  
-| Chirp Variations | 4 typical 10 possible, re-programmable | +| Chirp Variations | 4 typical (10 possible, re-programmable
-| Data Products | Reflectivity, Doppler-velocity, Spectral Width, Higher Moments, Doppler Spectra, LWC profiles  | +| Data Products | Reflectivity, Doppler-velocity, Spectral Width, Higher Moments, Doppler Spectra, LWC profiles 
-| Data Formats | proprietary binary, netCDF (conformity with CF convention), ASCII (only moment profiles)  |+| Data Formats | proprietary binary, netCDF (conformity with CF convention), ASCII (only moment profiles)  |
 | Manufacturer | [[http://www.radiometer-physics.de/|RPG]] |  | Manufacturer | [[http://www.radiometer-physics.de/|RPG]] | 
 +
 +===== Literature =====
 +
 +**Schnitt, S.**, **M. Mech**, J. Goliasch, T. Rose, and **S. Crewell**: G-band Radar for Water vapor and Arctic Clouds (GRaWAC): novel insights on Arctic water vapor, clouds and precipitation, EGUsphere [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-5563, 2025.
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