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Explore Hydro-NEXRAD, a project with over 140 high-resolution towers operated by NWS to provide easy access to vast radar data archives. The web-based interface allows customization without radar expertise.
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Hydro-NEXRAD Kate Marney CE 394K.2 Surface Water Hydrology
NEXRAD Network • Over 140 high resolution towers • Operated by National Weather Service (NWS) • Precipitation and atmospheric data
The Problem • Over 140 towers • 130 terabytes of data • 9million files • Complex radar data Source: NOAA website
Hydro-NEXRAD • Project Goal: “to provide the science community with easy access to the vast archives and real-time information collected by the national network of NEXRAD radars.” • Web-based interface • Allows ordering of customized radar products • No radar expertise required • Physically meaningful metadata
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