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Public Information Notice
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
308 PM EDT Mon Aug 8 2011
To: Subscribers
-Family of Services
-NOAA Weather Wire Service
-Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
-NOAAPORT
Other NWS Partners and Employees
From: Richard J. Vogt
Director, WSR-88D Radar Operations Center
Subject: NWS Operational Field Test of 2-Dimensional
Velocity Dealiasing Algorithm
Starting August 15, 2011, and ending December 31, 2011, NWS is
planning an operational field test of the 2-Dimensional Velocity
Dealiasing Algorithm (VDEAL) at 13 Weather Surveillance Radar-
1988, Doppler (WSR-88D) sites. The purpose of the test is to
obtain NEXRAD agency user feedback on the ability of VDEAL to
reduce velocity dealiasing errors before potential network-wide
implementation.
Except for likely improved dealiased velocity data, users will
not notice a change in the products or Level II data. The
format of the Level II data and products will not change.
The VDEAL test sites are:
KCBX Boise, ID
KBRO Brownsville, TX
KCXX Burlington, VT
KCRP Corpus Christi, TX
KDMX Des Moines, IA
KGLD Goodland, KS
KTFX Great Falls, MT
KBYX Key West, FL
KLCH Lake Charles, LA
KAMX Miami, FL
KPUX Pueblo, CO
KTLH Tallahassee, FL
KLTX Wilmington, NC
The National Severe Storms Laboratory and WSR-88D Radar
Operations Center have completed extensive off-line VDEAL
testing; however, sites will have the ability to turn VDEAL on
and off during the test period.
More VDEAL details, including the operational test plan, are
available under "New Radar Technology" at:
http://www.roc.noaa.gov/WSR88D/
If you have questions or comments, please contact:
Dave Zittel
WSR-88D Radar Operations Center
Walter.D.Zittel@xxxxxxxx
Tim Crum
WSR-88D Radar Operations Center
Tim.D.Crum@xxxxxxxx
National Public Information Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
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