PRIMUSr 880 Digital Weather Radar System

 

 

REFLECTIVITY

 

 

 

300 NM

 

 

RAINFALL

RAINFALL

VIDEO INTEGRATED PROCESSOR

MAXIMUM*

MAXIMUM*

MAXIMUM*

DISPLAY

CALIBRATED

CALIBRATED

CALIBRATED

RATE

RATE

CATEGORIZATIONS

LEVEL

 

 

 

 

RANGE (NM)

RANGE (NM)

RANGE (NM)

MM/HR

IN./HR

STORM

 

VIP

RATE- MM/HR

12- IN

18- IN

24- IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAINFALL

 

 

 

 

 

 

CATEGORY

 

LEVEL

(IN./HR)

FLAT- PLATE

FLAT- PLATE

FLAT- PLATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

GREATER

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXTREME

 

6

THAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

125

 

 

 

 

GREATER

GREATER

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

(5)

 

 

 

(MAGENTA)

THAN

THAN

 

 

 

 

232

>300

>300

 

 

 

 

50

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50 - 125

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTENSE

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2 - 5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VERY

 

4

25 - 50

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRONG

 

(1 - 2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

12 - 50

0.5 - 2

 

 

 

 

130

190

230

(RED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRONG

 

3

12 - 25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.5 - 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

4 - 12

0.17 - 0.5

 

 

 

2.5 - 12

90

130

160

(YELLOW)

MODERATE

 

2

 

 

 

(0.1 - 0.5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1 - 4

0.04 - 0.17

 

 

 

 

55

80

100

(GREEN)

WEAK

 

1

0.25 - 2.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

LESS THAN

LESS THAN

 

(0.01 - 0.1)

-

-

-

 

 

 

(BLACK)

1

0.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*THE THRESHOLD FOR THE VIP LEVELS CAN BE REALIZED WHEN THERE IS NO INTERVENING RADAR SIGNAL ATTENUATION. WITH RCT SELECTED, RCT BLUE FIELD OCCURS WHEN THE MINIMUM RED LEVEL DETECTED IS BELOW SYSTEM SENSITIVITY.

AD- 17926- R5@

Display Levels Related to VIP Levels (Typical)

Table 5- 11

NOTE: The radar is calibrated for convective weather. Stratiform storms at or near the freezing level can show high reflectivity. Do not penetrate such targets.

Radar Facts

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Honeywell 880 manual Display Levels Related to VIP Levels Typical