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Operational observations of atypical meteorological features using the WSR-88D

Conference ·
OSTI ID:382994
 [1];  [2]; ;  [3]
  1. National Weather Service, Upton, NY (United States)
  2. Kansas Univ., Lawrence, KS (United States)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)

The Weather Surveillance Radar-1988 Doppler (WSR-88D) provides invaluable information on a variety of meteorological phenomena. The high sensitivity of the WSR-88D allows for the observation of phenomena that were not observable with previous WSR`s. Precipitation phase, land-sea breeze circulations, and clouds are examples of phenomena that are now observable by the WSR-88D. The detection of these features has an enormous impact on forecast operations.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
382994
Report Number(s):
BNL--63303; CONF-9608103--2; ON: DE96013477
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English