TEXAS DOPPLER RADAR ARCHIVE
TEXAS DOPPLER RADAR SOFTWARE
TEXAS DOPPLER RADAR PLUS

We currently have two types of radar data available with plans to add more soon.

Use radar data with caution especially if your area of interest is far from the nearest radar location! A lot can happen between 0 and 5,000 feet and therefore the depiction of precipitation given by radar may differ some from what’s actually happening on the ground. Because of this phenomenon, the radar beam will only see precipitation falling through the mid levels of the atmosphere. To see this in action, imagine a circle (earth) with a straight line emanating from some point on the circle if you continue this line out into space, it will gradually get farther and farther from the circle. Because the earth is round and the radar beam is flat, the farther away from the radar tower the beam (energy) travels, the farther removed from the ground becomes. There is a notable constraint to radar data though. This is the highest resolution radar data available which enables you to see features such as sea breeze or outflow boundaries that standard resolution radar entirely misses. This data is gathered from over a hundred radar towers located across the US.

TEXAS DOPPLER RADAR PLUS

Adfree Plus (with extra features) Extra.

Lake Murray, Ardmore OK (WeatherOK, USA).

TEXAS DOPPLER RADAR ARCHIVE

Base reflectivity (with archive since 1991).Radar & Lightning Radar & Lightning Radar.Forecast Ensemble Heatmaps (Up to 5 models, multiple runs, graph up to 16 days) EXTRA.Forecast Ensemble (Up to 5 models, multiple runs, graph up to 16 days).Forecast XL (Graph and table up to 10 days - choose your model).14 day forecast (ECMWF-IFS/EPS, graphs with ranges).Meteograms (Graph 3-5 days - choose your model).Weather overview (Next hours and days, 14 day forecast).Central Europe Multi Model HD (3 days) new.Tropical cyclone tracks (ECMWF/Ensemble).Latest ADRAD Scans ADRAD Raw Data Other ADRAD Products ADRAD Specifications

TEXAS DOPPLER RADAR SOFTWARE

When operational, the latest scans and raw data available for realtime viewing and interrogation in external software from ADRAD are available to the public.

In addition to the educational and research mission of ADRAD, it continues to provide a vital public service through the public dissemination of radar data. ADRAD has also served as the focal point of the high-impact learning experience, the Student Operational ADRAD Project (SOAP), where ADRAD has been used to provide research data for publications and undergraduate student projects presented at regional and national conferences. Over the intervening years, ADRAD has been upgraded with Doppler capability, digitized components and signal processors, and more advanced display capabilities.ĪDRAD is a prominent part of ATMO 443, an upper-level undergraduate radar meteorology course, where students learn to operate the radar, observe radar hardware in action, design and implement unique scanning strategies, as well as collect and explore ADRAD data in class assignments and projects. Following modifications to a radar which was used in 1956 to provide the first radar-based tornado warning in history (PDF), ADRAD was placed on the roof of the newly built Eller O&M Building in 1973. With hardware components dating over 50 years and new upgrades on a consistent basis, ADRAD represents an evolving link between the rich radar history of our department and our current educational and research goals.

ADRAD is operated by students during periods of active weather in the area, often serving as a backup observation for local National Weather Service forecast offices. TAMU undergraduate and graduate students are trained in hands-on radar operations providing unparalleled undergraduate and graduate student access to a high-quality weather radar system. The Aggie Doppler Radar (ADRAD) is the only on-campus S-band, Doppler weather radar in the country, located on the roof of the Eller O&M building with a control station on the 12th floor.

Texas doppler radar