Kate Marney CE 394K.2 Surface Water Hydrology Hydro-NEXRAD Kate Marney CE 394K.2 Surface Water Hydrology 1/14/2019 11:45 PM

NEXRAD Network Over 140 high resolution towers Operated by National Weather Service (NWS) Precipitation and atmospheric data The NEXRAD (Next Generation Radar) network consists of 158 high resolution towers operated by the National Weather Service. These towers collect precipitation and atmospheric data using Doppler radar. 1/14/2019 11:45 PM

The Problem Over 140 towers 130 terabytes of data 9 million files Complex radar data NWS uses the data collected to created 1 hour accumulations maps. Hydrologists and researchers could benefit from a greater variety of products but many lack the expertise required to use the data. This gap in know how provided the impetus for the creation of Hydro-NEXRAD. 1/14/2019 11:45 PM Source: NOAA website

Hydro-NEXRAD Project Goal: “to provide the science community with easy access to the vast archives and real-time information collected by the national network of NEXRAD radars.” Web-based interface Allows ordering of customized radar products No radar expertise required Physically meaningful metadata 1/14/2019 11:45 PM

Exploring Hydro-NEXRAD 1/14/2019 11:45 PM

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Thank you! Questions? 1/14/2019 11:45 PM