Stories Tagged ‘PARISE’

2013 NOAA National Weather Radar Testbed Spring Experiments

During the 2013 central Oklahoma severe weather season, researchers will demonstrate and evaluate new capabilities developed for the NOAA National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar (NWRT/PAR).

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Phased array radar Spring 2012 projects

The NOAA National Weather Radar Testbed Multi-function Phased Array Radar will support three experiments with data collection during the spring of 2012 as part of the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Phased Array Radar Innovative Sensing Experiment (PARISE).

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New enhanced radar scanning strategy to be tested

Focused observations of storms lead to faster updates since the radar does not waste time scanning clear-air regions.

Photo the NWRT courtesy of Mark Benner

NSSL prepares for first study of operational impacts of faster radar data

NSSL will conduct the first experiment to directly compare how forecasters issue warnings based on data provided at current radar update rates, with warnings issued based on faster data updates provided by Phased Array Radar (PAR).