While RadarScope is mainly used to view meteorological echoes, from time to time, there can be some interesting non-meteorological echoes. Wind turbines are usually placed together in groups rather than just a single turbine. These wind farms have some well-defined radar characteristics. Let’s investigate what they look like using reflectivity, correlation coefficient, base velocity, and spectrum width.
Have you ever seen something that looks like a golf ball on stilts or maybe a huge soccer ball? If so, then you have seen a radome. But what is their purpose?
If you have downloaded the new iOS 11, you may have issues posting RadarScope images straight from the app to Twitter. Here’s what is going on and how to remedy the situation.
Wildfires have been ongoing across portions of Montana for the past several weeks. You can see these fires on RadarScope’s dual polarization products in more detail than we could before. Base reflectivity and velocity, differential reflectivity, and correlation coefficient are the best products to use to view wildfires.
The most recent release of RadarScope added Spectrum Width to the list of available products. While this product is not as well known as others, it can provide some important information about the features you see on the radar images.
It’s never fun to be out on a boat when thunderstorms approach. What is dangerous on land can be much more dangerous when you are surrounded by water. This is why the National Weather Service issues Special Marine Warnings and also why we now display them on RadarScope.
