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Toward a New National Weather Service : Assessment of NEXRAD Coverage and Associated Weather Services.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington : Ipswich :
National Academies Press, Ebsco Publishing [distributor]
1995 ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ASSESSMENT OF NEXRAD COVERAGE AND ASSOCIATED WEATHER SERVICES
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- BACKGROUND: MODERNIZATION OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
- The NEXRAD
- CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE
- STUDY PROCESS
- 2 Radar Network Configuration and Detection Capabilities
- NETWORK COVERAGE AT 10,000 FEET ABOVE SITE LEVEL
- CALCULATED VERSUS OBSERVED DETECTION RANGES
- COMPARISON OF DETECTION COVERAGE BY PRE-NEXRAD AND NEXRAD NETWORKS
- IMPACT OF NEXRAD COMMUNICATIONS LINKS AND FORECAST OFFICE STAFFING
- 3 Comparison of Weather Services: Pre-NEXRAD and NEXRADCOMPOSITE SYSTEM CONSIDERATIONS
- NETWORK CONSIDERATIONS
- WARNING PERFORMANCE
- Early Experience with NEXRAD
- Comments and Conclusions on Warning Performance
- 4 Guidelines for Assessing Possible Degradation of Service in Specific Areas
- CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC CONCERNS
- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
- 5 Conclusions and Recommendations
- CONCLUSIONS
- RECOMMENDATIONS
- References
- Acronyms
- Glossary
- APPENDIXES
- Appendix A Criteria for Evaluation of a Weather Radar System
- RADAR TECHNICAL ASPECTSSystem Description
- Radar Performance Specifications
- Spatial Coverage
- Resolution
- Sensitivity
- Doppler Coverage
- Availability Of Radars
- NEXRAD Technical Improvements
- Transmitter and Receiver
- Antenna
- Doppler Signal Processing
- Digital Information System
- WARNING PERFORMANCE
- PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED
- Appendix B Documents Requesting NRC Study
- STUDY GUIDELINES
- Appendix C National Research Council's Statement of Task for the Panel on the Adequacy of NEXRAD