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Dallas/Fort Worth CASA RADAR TEST BED

Dallas/Fort Worth CASA RADAR TEST BED . CASA Motivation. NEXRAD coverage at 3 km (10,000 ft) AGL. NEXRAD coverage at 1 km (~3200 ft) AGL. CASA’s Solution. Dense networks of low power, dual pol, multi-Doppler, X-band radars High spatial and temporal resolution

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Dallas/Fort Worth CASA RADAR TEST BED

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  1. Dallas/Fort Worth CASARADAR TEST BED

  2. CASA Motivation NEXRAD coverage at 3 km (10,000 ft) AGL. NEXRAD coverage at 1 km (~3200 ft) AGL.

  3. CASA’s Solution • Dense networks of low power, dual pol, multi-Doppler, X-band radars • High spatial and temporal resolution • Adaptive scans based on weather, user needs and radar capabilities snow wind tornado earth surface 0 40 120 160 200 80 240 RANGE (km)

  4. What is CASA? • National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center • Academic, Government and Private Sector Partners • NOAA is a CASA partner • Developing new weather observation systems based on low-power, low-cost networks of radars. • Transition research to operations. • Year 8 of a 10-year research project

  5. Purpose: Establish a radar network in the Dallas-Fort Worth area using CASA technology. • Comprehensive radar data in the lower atmosphere • Faster radar return rate • Higher resolution • Flood and Wind (thunderstorm, tornado) forecasts • Flood and Wind decision support tools • Base level radar data • Public/Private Partnership

  6. Rapid, High Res. “smart” scans • balance competing user needs for data • adapt to changing weather • RHIs, PPIs, dual Doppler, sector scans, within a volume scan • Improved resolution, sensitivity, accuracy, and ability to support multiple users and multiple applications. NEXRAD = 5 min between updates CASA = 1 min between updates

  7. Improve Forecaster/EM/Spotter Decisions CASA on WDSS-ii CASA on AWIPS NWS Forecaster NWS Chat Twitter EMs in Mobile EOC EM Communicator CASA/WXscope Spotters EM in EOC

  8. Steering Committee • City of Dallas • City of DeSoto • City of Fort Worth • City of Grapevine • City of McKinney • City of Midlothian • City of North Richland Hills • City of Seagoville • Collin County • Denton County • DFW Airport • Johnson County • Tarrant County • National Weather Service • North Central Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council • North Central Texas Council of Governments

  9. Timeline • May 2011 NCTCOG Approves Feasibility MOU with CASA • June 2011 CASA WX Steering Committee • August 2011 CASA WX Funding Subcommittee • September 2011 NWS Funds $500K toward DFW Testbed Demonstration Projects

  10. Timeline Continues • October 2011 Commence relocation of Oklahoma test bed to DFW area • November 2011 Finalize initial sites • February 2012 Complete installation of initial four radar network • March 2012 Demonstration network operational • June 2012 Finalize second round of radar sites • October 2012 Complete installation of second round of radars

  11. PROPOSED RADAR LAYOUT

  12. FIRST FOUR SITES: Site 7: UNT Discovery Park, Denton Site 3: Alliance Airport, FAA building Site 11: University of Texas, Arlington Site 2: TBD – Carrollton, near G. Bush Tpk. And Kelly Blvd Blue – submitted sites Green, Yellow : new sites

  13. NEXT FOUR SITES Site 5: Terrell Municipal Airport Site 9: Mesquite Metro Airport Site 13: McKinney Public Safety Building Site 3: TBD - Near Farm to Market Rd. 2755 and County Rd. 536

  14. Option #1: Expand to South West as one continuous network TOTAL NETWORK SIZE = 12 RADARS

  15. Option #2: Expand to SW as two disjoint networks TOTAL NETWORK SIZE = 12 RADARS

  16. Plan for Covering the Whole COG Area Add 3 radars to connect the disjoint networks. Add 3 radars to expand in South East direction. Add 2 radars to expand in North East direction (including Commerce High School and one new site TBD at Merit, near Farm to Market Rd. 36 and County Rd. 1126) TOTAL NETWORK SIZE = 20 RADARS

  17. Proposed Demonstration Projects • Public Response to Severe Weather Warnings • Neighborhood-based Flash Flood Warnings • Development of Impacts-based Weather Information • Emergency Management Training

  18. Proposed CASAWx Budget *includes in-kind contributions from host jurisdictions

  19. Total Project Cost Projections Five year project timeline

  20. CASA Wx Demonstration Cost Share Five year project timeline

  21. CASA Wx Operations Cost Share *Includes in-kind costs, Five year project timeline

  22. CASA Wx Total Project Cost Share *includes in-kind costs fro host jurisdictions, Five year project timeline

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