The aviation community has been concerned for some time about the number of aircraft accidents during terminal flight in which weather has been identified as the cause or a contributing factor. The next generation weather radar (NEXRAD), for which final specifications are being worked out on a multi-service basis, offers the possibility of dedicated and detailed surveillance of hazardous weather in the terminal airspace. This report outlines considerations for choosing a site for a NEXRAD installation to fulfill this role in an optimum manner. It is shown that the detection of low level wind shear without precipitation imposes the most severe constraints on NEXRAD siting. Three general siting areas are considered (1) within the airport area, (2) within the terminal area, but outside the airport area, (3) outside the terminal area. When a single NEXRAD radar must cover all hazardous phenomena over the terminal area, siting within the airport area appears to be the best choice. Under certain conditions, a case exists for siting the NEXRAD outside the terminal area.
Considerations for Optimum Siting of NEXRAD to Detect Convective Phenomena Hazardous to Terminal Air Navigation. Part 1
1982
39 pages
Report
No indication
English
Meteorological Instruments & Instrument Platforms , Radiofrequency Detection , Transportation Safety , Meteorological radar , Doppler radar , Airport radar systems , Terminal flight facilities , Hazards , Aeronautics , Navigation , Sites , Precipitation , Low level , Accidents , Convection , Specifications , Communities , Flight , Radar , Air space , Optimization , Weather , Wind shear , Surveillance , Detection , Aircraft , Airports , NEXRAD(Next Generation Weather Radar)
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