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    Long-range Weather Radars

    Doppler weather radar at Tate's Cairn

    Doppler weather radar at Tate's Cairn

    Year of commencing  operation

    1994

    Altitude of antenna (above mean sea level)

    583 m

    Antenna diameter

    4.3 m

    Antenna beam width

    1.8 degrees

    Transmitter frequency

    2920 MHz

    Scan period

    6 to 12 minutes

    Detection range

    up to 500 km

    Main radar products

    Rainfall intensity,
    Doppler wind field

    Tate's Cairn Radar Station - the sphere on the left of the figure is the radome (protecting the antenna inside) of the Doppler weather radar which was installed in 1994.

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