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2. Joint Polarization Experiment - Wikipedia

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   The Joint Polarization Experiment (JPOLE) was a test for evaluating the performance of the WSR-88D in order to modify it to include dual polarization.This program was a joint project of the National Weather Service (NWS), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the US Air Force Meteorological Agency (AFWA), which took place from 2000-2004.

3. NEXRAD - Wikipedia

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   NEXRAD or Nexrad (Next-Generation Radar) is a network of 159 high-resolution S-band Doppler weather radars operated by the National Weather Service (NWS), an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the United States Department of Commerce, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) within the Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Air Force within the ...

4. Radar operators, wind companies work together to mitigate ...

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   Wind turbines, due to their height above ground, affect the WSR-88D data in several ways. When the radar beam interacts with the blades of the wind turbines, it causes strong returns that can look ...

5. MESO-SAILS - Wikipedia

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   MESO-SAILS. SAILS concept. Multiple Elevation Scan Option for Supplemental Adaptive Intra-Volume Low-Level Scan [1] (abbreviated MESO-SAILS ), [2] is a dynamic scanning option for the WSR-88D, controllable by the operator of the radar, when in VCP mode 12 and 212, and additionally 35 and 215 with the Build 18 update scheduled for October 2017.

6. Terminal Doppler Weather Radar - Wikipedia

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   A NEXRAD weather radar currently used by the National Weather Service (NWS) is a 10 cm wavelength (2700-3000 MHz) radar capable of a complete scan every 4.5 to 10 minutes, depending on the number of angles scanned, and depending on whether or not MESO-SAILS [7] is active, which adds a supplemental low-level scan while completing a volume scan ...

7. WSR-74 - Wikipedia

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   WSR-74. WSR-74C radar from Central Illinois WFO. WSR-74 radars were W eather S urveillance R adars designed in 1974 for the National Weather Service. They were added to the existing network of the WSR-57 model to improve forecasts and severe weather warnings. Some have been sold to other countries like Australia, Greece, and Pakistan.