[nws-changes] 20100618: RT WSR-88D level II data from ROC test bed radars

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20100618: RT WSR-88D level II data from ROC test bed radars
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:09:18 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC

TO:        SUBSCRIBERS
          -FAMILY OF SERVICES
          -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
          -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
          -SATELLITE BROADCAST NETWORK
          -OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:      RICHARD J. VOGT
          DIRECTOR... WSR-88D RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER

SUBJECT:   INITIATION OF REAL-TIME WSR-88D LEVEL II DATA FROM
RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER TEST BED RADARS

REFERENCE: INITIATION OF WSR-88D DUAL POLARIZATION LEVEL II
          DATA: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 17 2010 WITH DUAL
          POLARIZATION BETA TEST TIN 10-22

NWS HAS INITIATED REAL-TIME ELECTRONIC COLLECTION...
DISTRIBUTION AND ARCHIVE OF WSR-88D LEVEL II DATA FROM THE TWO
WSR-88D TEST BED SYSTEMS AT THE RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER...
NORMAN OKLAHOMA.  INFORMATION ON THE DATA STREAMS FOLLOWS:

THE FOLLOWING SITE IDENTIFIERS ARE FROM A NON-DUAL
POLARIZED WSR-88D SYSTEM /ALSO KNOWN AS KCRI/
ADAPTABLE TO MULTIPLE CONFIGURATIONS

DOP1      BUILD 12 RECOMBINED
FOP1      BUILD 12 RECOMBINED
ROP3      BUILD 12 SUPER RESOLUTION
NOP3      BUILD 12 SUPER RESOLUTION
NOP4      BUILD 12 SUPER RESOLUTION
ROP4      BUILD 12 SUPER RESOLUTION

THE LEVEL II DATA FROM THESE SYSTEMS WILL BE FROM WSR-88DS UNDER
TESTING... THUS:
 - MAY NOT BE CONTINUOUSLY AVAILABLE
 - MAY NOT ALWAYS BE AT THE HIGHEST DATA QUALITY
 - MAY CONTAIN INCOMPLETE VOLUME SCANS
 - WILL BE ARCHIVED AT THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER /NCDC/

AS TRANSMITTED AND AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM /USE LOWERCASE/:

     HTTP://HURRICANE.NCDC.NOAA.GOV/PLS/PLHAS/HAS.DSSELECT

FOR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CHANGES... CONTACT:

 TIM CRUM
 WSR-88D RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER
 1200 WESTHEIMER DRIVE
 NORMAN OK 73069
 TIM.D.CRUM@xxxxxxxx

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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