<s>
OU-PRIME	B-Algorithm
(	O
Polarimetric	O
Radar	B-Application
for	O
Innovations	O
in	O
Meteorology	O
and	O
Engineering	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
advanced	O
Doppler	B-Application
weather	I-Application
radar	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
operated	O
by	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Radar	B-Application
Research	O
Center	O
(	O
ARRC	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Oklahoma	O
(	O
OU	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
radar	B-Application
was	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Enterprise	O
Electronics	O
Corporation	O
to	O
provide	O
OU	O
students	O
and	O
faculty	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
research	O
and	O
education	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
radar	B-Application
meteorology	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
C-band	B-Algorithm
polarimetric	O
radar	B-Application
has	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
highest	O
resolution	O
data	O
of	O
any	O
C-band	B-Algorithm
weather	B-Application
radar	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OU-PRIME	B-Algorithm
was	O
struck	O
by	O
lightning	O
on	O
19	O
March	O
2012	O
around	O
9:20am	O
local	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
the	O
radar	B-Application
has	O
not	O
been	O
operated	O
due	O
to	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OU-PRIME	B-Algorithm
,	O
aka	O
OU	O
 '	O
,	O
is	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
Research	O
Campus	O
of	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Oklahoma	O
within	O
walking	O
distance	O
of	O
the	O
National	O
Weather	O
Center	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
a	O
unique	O
design	O
,	O
OU-PRIME	B-Algorithm
can	O
provide	O
real-time	O
time-series	O
data	O
providing	O
opportunities	O
for	O
rapid	O
developments	O
in	O
radar	B-Application
signal	O
processing	O
algorithms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
its	O
C-band	B-Algorithm
wavelength	O
and	O
1MW	O
transmit	O
power	O
,	O
OU-PRIME	B-Algorithm
is	O
extremely	O
sensitive	O
to	O
clouds	O
with	O
approximately	O
10dB	O
more	O
sensitivity	O
over	O
the	O
NEXRAD	B-Algorithm
system	O
(	O
S-band	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
