The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) announced the launch of three new mobile radar trucks. Each truck carries an X‑band radar, with two trucks equipped with X‑band units and a third carrying a C‑band radar. The high‑resolution X‑band radars provide detailed measurements of small drops and particles, while the C‑band radar performs better in heavy precipitation. By deploying these radars close to tornadoes, wildfires, flash floods and hail storms, researchers can obtain high‑quality data from multiple viewpoints, improving wind and precipitation analysis. The new fleet complements existing mobile mesonets, UAS, lightning mapping arrays and other instruments. NSSL plans to use the data to refine NOAA weather forecasts and increase public safety.
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