Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Summary; 1 Role of Radar in the Weather and Climate Observing and Predicting System; 2 The Current System; 3 Advanced Radar Technologies: Capabilities and Opportunities; 4 Networks and Mobile Platforms; 5 Automated and Integrated Products; 6 Findings and Recommendations; 7 Concluding Remarks: Radar in a Time of Terrorism; References; APPENDIX A NEXRAD WSR-88D System Characteristics; APPENDIX B Acronyms; APPENDIX C Committee and Staff Biographies