NOAA TO PROVIDE NEW DOPPLER RADAR UNIT FOR
EVANSVILLE, IND., AREA
The Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) has awarded an $8.7 million contract to the Enterprise Electronics
Corporation, Enterprise, Ala., to build and install a Doppler weather radar
system at a location northwest of Evansville, Ind. The new system will
supplement weather radar coverage within the existing NOAA National Weather
Service radar network.
Providing Doppler weather data coverage to a radius of 125 miles around the
Evansville area, the new system will replace a leased radar unit. The
radar unit's features include: color graphical displays and the capability
to feed data directly into the national Doppler radar network.
Doppler radar helps meteorologists detect and track severe weather from the
early rotations within a thunderstorm, which can signal the birth of a
tornado or approaching snowstorm. The images and data from Doppler radar
are key to issuing timely weather watches and warnings.
This fixed-price contract for the manufacture, installation and maintenance
of the Doppler weather radar is for a 10-year period of performance.
For more information about the National Weather Service's Doppler radar
network, visit: http://205.156.54.206/er/gyx/radar.htm
NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) is the primary source of weather
data, forecasts and warnings for the United States and its territories.
NWS operates the most advanced weather and flood warning and forecast
system in the world, helping to protect lives and property and enhance the
national economy. To learn more about NWS, please visit
http://www.nws.noaa.gov.
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