Weather Radar Networking COST 73 Project / Final Report

Over the past twenty years, there has been a rapid expansion in the number of opera­ tional, digital weather radars in Europe. Work within COST 73 stimulated the use of data from these radars and also demonstrated the potential of the international exchange of weather radar data in near real-time. T...

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Other Authors: Newsome, D.H. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1992, 1992
Edition:1st ed. 1992
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Software structure
  • Low-cost display systems
  • The use of PCs
  • End user requirements and applications of weather radar data
  • Data transmission
  • The Co-operative Olympus data experiment
  • Results of trials and other experiences in radar data transmission
  • Software for coding and decoding radar images in FM 94 BUFR
  • Radar network centres
  • Products
  • A proposal for weather radars to be located in the North Sea
  • The way ahead
  • Electronically scanning radar antenna
  • International exchange of radar data
  • International co-ordination and funding
  • Development of applications for the benefit of the economy of Europe
  • 5.0 Recommendations
  • Operational networking continuity
  • Guidelines for the exchange of radar products
  • Data transmission
  • Network structure
  • North Sea radar coverage
  • Electronically scanning radar project
  • Follow-on COST project
  • Multi-national hydrological applications
  • Training
  • Wet deposition of pollution
  • Radar systems database
  • Acknowledgements
  • 6.0 References
  • 7.0 Annexes
  • 1: Memorandum of Understanding
  • 2: Meetings and Membership of the Management Committee
  • 3: List of COST papers and Working Documents
  • 4: Glossary of terms related to radar and satellite data
  • 5: Specification of FM-94 BUFR
  • 6: Proposals for additional multi-national radar based products
  • 7: Proposed new COST Project on advanced radar systems
  • 8: Severe weather definitions and useful algorithms
  • 9: Advanced radars: current measurement capability
  • 1.0 Introduction
  • 2.0 Summary and Recommendations
  • A. Summary
  • B. Recommendations
  • 3.0 Organisation of Work in the Project
  • The form and role of the Management Committee
  • Financing of the Project
  • Support of the CEC
  • Project Co-ordinator
  • Report structure and working groups
  • Total estimated cost of the COST 73 Project
  • Seminars
  • 4.0 Study Results from the Project
  • Radar networking in Europe
  • Current distribution and types of radar
  • Operational radar characteristics
  • Conventional radars
  • Doppler radars
  • System outputs and usefulness
  • Radar data generation and analyses used in different countries - obtained from the results of a questionnaire
  • A proposal for a radar meteorology training curriculum
  • Training curriculum
  • Radar site processing
  • Format for COST purposes
  • Results of weather radar measurements
  • Doppler radar products
  • Clutter characteristics
  • Calibration of radar equipment and adjustment of radar data