TY  - BOOK
AU  - Panel,NEXRAD
AU  - Committee,National Weather Service Modernization
AU  - Council,National Research
TI  - Assessment of Nexrad Coverage and Associated Weather Services
SN  - 9780309571265
AV  - QC875.A5 -- U6 1995eb 
U1  - 551.6 
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Washington
PB  - National Academies Press
KW  - Weather radar networks -- United States
KW  - Radar meteorology
KW  - Meteorological stations, Radar -- United States
KW  - Meteorological services -- United States
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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 NEXRAD -- COMPOSITE 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 ASPECTS -- System 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 -- Appendix D Drawings and Descriptions of Weather Phenomena -- Appendix E Reviewers and Contributors to Detection Table 2-1 and Table 2-2
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