Color on the reflectivity radar image represents the strength of the energy returned, measured in decibels (dBZ). As the dBZ increases, so does the rainfall rate. The National Weather service uses ...

The base reflectivity images in Precipitation Mode are available at four radar "tilt" angles, 0.5°, 1.45°, 2.40° and 3.35° (these tilt angles are slightly higher when the radar is operated in ...

Two weeks ago, I talked about an introduction to radar and how it works on a basic level. This time, we are looking into radar reflectivity specifically, the most popular product of weather radar ...

Meteorologist Derek Witt explains the different types of colors we may see on radar in this “Weather Word of the Week.” ...

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HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - UAH confirmed chaff was the cause of high radar reflectivity, or the "blob" over West Huntsville Tuesday. They released a photo of what they said is fiberglass chaff found on ...

References. Buller, W., Leblanc, D. (2012). "Radar Characterization of Automobiles and Surrogate Test-Targets for Evaluating Automotive Pre-Collision Systems," IEEE International Symposium on Antennas ...