Foreword

 

Sec 1 System

 

Sec 2 PFD

 

Sec 3 MFD

Sec 4

Hazard Avoidance

Sec 5

Additional Features

Sec 6

Annun. & Alerts

 

Sec 7 Symbols

 

Sec 8 Glossary

 

Appendix A

 

Appendix B Index

4.9.5.2NEXRAD Limitations

NEXRAD radar images may have certain limitations:

NEXRAD base reflectivity does not provide sufficient information to determine cloud layers or precipitation characteristics. For example, it is not possible to distinguish between wet snow, wet hail, and rain.

NEXRAD base reflectivity is sampled at the minimum antenna elevation angle. An individual NEXRAD site cannot depict high altitude storms at close ranges. It has no information about storms directly over the site.

When zoomed in to a range of 30 NM, each square block on the display represents an area of four square kilometers. The intensity level reflected by each square represents the highest level of NEXRAD data sampled within the area.

The following may cause abnormalities in displayed NEXRAD radar images:

Ground clutter

Strobes and spurious radar data

Sun strobes (when the radar antenna points directly at the sun)

Interference from buildings or mountains, which may cause shadows

Metallic dust from military aircraft, which can cause alterations in radar scans

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