Focused observations of storms lead to faster updates since the radar does not waste time scanning clear-air regions.
New enhanced radar scanning strategy to be tested
Category: Radar
NSSL prepares for first study of operational impacts of faster radar data
NSSL will conduct the first experiment to directly compare how forecasters issue warnings based on data provided at current radar update rates, with warnings issued based on faster data updates provided by Phased Array Radar (PAR).
NSSL’s mobile radar team goes to the Olympics
Researchers from NSSL’s Radar Research and Development Division are perfecting their radar relay handoff as they rotate through Birch Bay, Washington to operate the NOAA-Xband dual-POLarized (NO-XP) mobile radar in support of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
NSSL taps community to make precipitation reports
The Winter Precipitation Identification Near the Ground (W-PING) project invites public observations of winter precipitation from volunteers within a 90-mile radius of Norman, Okla. Go to http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/projects/winter/
Mobile radar to assist weather nowcasting for 2010 Olympic Games
NSSL has sent a team of researchers and the dual-polarized X-Band mobile Doppler radar to the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia.
NSSL to host second national symposium on MPAR
“Moving Forward with Risk Reduction for Cost Effective Service Improvements” is the theme for the second symposium to be hosted by NSSL on the latest developments in Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR).
Public hail observation program ready for spring
Volunteers within 90 miles of Norman, Oklahoma are invited to document date, time, location and the size of hail through a link online at: http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/projects/hasdex/