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Weather Discussion => General Weather Chat => Topic started by: Eric on January 04, 2012, 02:52:17 PM

Title: Dual polarization radar
Post by: Eric on January 04, 2012, 02:52:17 PM

My local weather radar is going to be unavailable from today through the middle of January for the dual polarization upgrade.

Message Date:  Jan 04 2012 14:55:59

THE MELBOURNE DOPPLER RADAR WILL UNDERGO A MODERNIZATION TO INSTALL NEW TECHNOLO
GY KNOWN AS DUAL POLARIZATION. MELBOURNE WILL BE AMONG THE FIRST RADARS IN THE C
OUNTRY TO ACQUIRE THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY. INSTALLATION WILL TAKE UP TO TWO WEEKS...
WHICH WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4 AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY jANUARY
16. OTHER DOPPLER RADARS AVAILABLE DURING THIS OUTAGE...TAMPA...JACKSONVILLE AND
 MIAMI. ALSO FAA TERMINAL DOPPLER RADARS IN ORLANDO AND WEST PALM BEACH.

Title: Re: Dual polarization radar
Post by: TWCCraig on January 04, 2012, 04:29:46 PM

My local radar is having the same thing done. But it starts on the 16th of January.

Title: Re: Dual polarization radar
Post by: phw115wvwx on January 08, 2012, 11:24:02 PM

It'll probably be December before I can finally use dual-pol radar at my work.  I had a sneak preview of it with some informal training, and it was really interesting what I could now see compared to our existing radars.