WSR-74
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WSR-74 radars were Weather Surveillance Radars designed in 1974 for the National Weather Service. They were added to the existing network of the WSR-57 model to improve forecasts and severe weather wa
WSR-74C Radar in Darwin, Northern Territory Australia
NEXRAD
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The WSR-88D, commonly known as NEXRAD, is a high-resolution S-band Doppler weather radar deployed across the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and South Korea as a network of 158 radar units individual
WSR-74
…used for local warnings) operates in the C band, and the WSR-74S (used in the national network) operates in the S band (like the WSR-57 and the current WSR-88D). S band frequencies are better suited because they are not attenuated significantly in heavy rain while the C Band is strongly attenuated, and has a…
NEXRAD Radar at Fort Dix in New Jersey
Testbed of the WSR-88D on display at the National Severe Storms Laboratory.
NEXRAD sites in Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, and military bases.
NEXRAD coverage below 10,000 feet