(Former Meteorologist & CFHC Forum Moderator (Ed Passed Away on May 14, 2017))

Sun May 27 2012 08:30 PM

Re: Types of radar and base reflectivity???

NEXRAD (WSR88-D & WSR-98D) is an 'S' band 10cm wavelength radar. There is actually a good Radar FAQ on the wunderground web site:

Radar FAQ

Technical radar documents are also available online using various search engines.
Cheers,
ED

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