The Radar Program of the U. S. Weather Bureau

Bigler, Stuart G.; Hexter, Paul L.; Wells, F. E.

doi:10.1175/1520-0477-43.11.591

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

1962

DOI: 10.1175/1520-0477-43.11.591

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The Radar Program of the U. S. Weather Bureau

Stuart G. Bigler

Paul L. Hexter

F. E. Wells

Abstract: The history of the Weather Bureau weather surveillance radar program is briefly traced. Various types of radar equipment are described, with emphasis on the recently installed SR-57. Included are some examples of the weather detection capabilities of this radar, and a description of the duties of the Bureau's radar observers.

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Radar Signature Analysis of Weather Phenomena

Lamkin

1969

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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ZntroductionThe field of radar meteorology had its beginning during the early part of World War 11. Since that time, a large amount of fruitful reharch has been accomplished. Although all of the results in this paper have been published in widely disseminated geophysical journals, a great deal still has not been brought to the attention of those outside the 5eld of met~&qgy. In writing this paper, the author has tried 40 keep in mind the nooradar meteorologist, with the hope that it may act as a stimulus for future radar weather research by scientists in related fields.The prime function of the radar, as used in the field of rneteardogy, is in locating and identifyiig weather phenomena, with probably mom Maideration and effort given to weather of a destructive nature, i.e.+ thundimtonns, their offsprings such as hailstorms and tornadoes, and hurricanes. The reason is that where and when radar information is available, it is usual reliable source of data on which to base severe storm advisories to the public.The description of weather patterns as viewed on the various radar scopes to be discussed will generally be of a qualitative nature, althwgh quantitative data can often be obtained from the radar scopes and subsequeatk used to provide considerable information on the dynamics of the meteorological processes. Convective PrecipitationConvective precipitation may be classed as showers or thundemtorms, depending upon whether lightning is occurring at the time of the observation.The echo-tops of showers as viewed on the standard scope are considerably lower than the tops of thunderstorms, and thunderstorms generally have greater dimensions in the horizontal plane as well as the vertical. Scattered thunderstorms appear as randomly distributed discrete echoes; but in many instances they tend to form organized clusters or lines. Radar reflectivity gradients are characteristically very large, with echo diameters varying from as small as a mile to as large as tens of miles. FIGURE 1 is an example of the 171 172 Annals New York Academy of Sciences

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Radar Signature Analysis of Weather Phenomena

Lamkin

1969

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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History of Operational Use of Weather Radar by U.S. Weather Services. Part I: The Pre-NEXRAD Era

Whiton¹,

Smith²,

Bigler

et al. 1998

Wea. Forecasting

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History of Operational Use of Weather Radar by U.S. Weather Services. Part II: Development of Operational Doppler Weather Radars

Whiton¹,

Smith²,

Bigler

et al. 1998

Wea. Forecasting

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The Radar Program of the U. S. Weather Bureau

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Radar Signature Analysis of Weather Phenomena

Radar Signature Analysis of Weather Phenomena

History of Operational Use of Weather Radar by U.S. Weather Services. Part I: The Pre-NEXRAD Era

History of Operational Use of Weather Radar by U.S. Weather Services. Part II: Development of Operational Doppler Weather Radars

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