Solak Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Guess I better try to learn from the tutorials, since this is my 'home' radar 900 AM EST MON NOV 5 2012 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... ...DUAL POLARIZATION RADAR UPGRADE FOR WSR-88D KRAX BEGINS TODAY... WSR-88D KRAX...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR LOCATED IN CLAYTON NC...AND OPERATED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH...WILL UNDERGO MAINTENANCE TO INSTALL DUAL POLARIZATION TECHNOLOGY BEGINNING TODAY. NO RADAR DATA FROM KRAX WILL BE AVAILABLE BEGINNING THIS MORNING...AND LASTING UP TO 10 DAYS WHILE THE RADAR IS OFF LINE AND INOPERABLE FOR THIS UPGRADE. THE FOLLOWING NEIGHBORING DOPPLER RADARS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE COVERAGE OVER CENTRAL NC DURING THE UPGRADE: THE 88D WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADARS AT WAKEFIELD VA (KAKQ); BLACKSBURG VA (KFCX); GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC (KGSP); COLUMBIA SC (KCAE); WILMINGTON NC (KLTX); AND MOREHEAD CITY NC (KMHX)...AND THE TERMINAL DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS AT RALEIGH NC (TRDU) AND CHARLOTTE NC (TCLT). DUAL POLARIZATION TECHNOLOGY WILL PROVIDE THE ABILITY TO DETECT BOTH THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL PROPERTIES OF WEATHER TARGETS SUCH AS RAIN...SNOW...AND HAIL...AND NON-WEATHER TARGETS SUCH AS INSECTS AND GROUND CLUTTER. THIS NEW RADAR DATA WILL PROVIDE ENHANCED INFORMATION REGARDING PRECIPITATION TYPE...SHAPE... SIZE...INTENSITY..AND AMOUNTS. FORECASTERS WILL CONSEQUENTLY BE ABLE TO MORE CONCLUSIVELY DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN HAIL AND RAIN IN THUNDERSTORMS...AND PRECIPITATION TYPE DURING WINTER WEATHER EVENTS...FOR EXAMPLE. MORE INFORMATION AND TRAINING ON DUAL POLARIZATION TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE AT THE WARNING DECISION TRAINING BRANCH WEB SITE (USE LOWER CASE). HTTP://WWW.WDTB.NOAA.GOV/COURSES/DUALPOL/OUTREACH/INDEX.HTML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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