Al Dhafra

Radar Information
Radar name Al Dhafra Country 784 - United Arab Emirates (the)
WSI code 0-21010-0-186 Station operating status Operational
Supervising organization Meteorological Department Station Type Land (fixed)
Installation date 2000-01-01 Region of origin of data Asia
Latitude 24.2544 Longitude 54.5506
Elevation 3m Tower height 30
Owner name UAE Military Services Manufacturer EEC (Enterprise Electronics Corporation)
Time zone Asia/Dubai Spatial extent Volume
Communication method Frequency Band C
Frequency 5600 Beam width 1.10
Peak power 250.0 Pulse width 1-2-3-4 0.80    2.00      
Pulse repetation frequency min 250 Pulse repetation frequency max 1180
Signal processor ESP7 TX/RX type Magnetron    A
Polarization S Lowest & Highest angle -2.0    90.00
Task cycle time min 10.0 Task cycle time max 10.0
Minimum detectable signal of the receiver (DBM) -110 Minimum detectable signal of the receiver (DBZ)
Summer reflectivity [Z-R] 200    1.60 Status of Observation
Winter reflectivity [Z-R] 200    1.60 Sampling strategy continuous
Other reflectivity [Z-R]    Instrument Status
Level Of Data Reference time
Schedule of international exchange 0
Local Web Url
Radar Data Exchange (Organizations)
Organization Name NCMS Data Format MDV - (NCAR)
Products Volume data, Rain Rate, Precip 1hr and 24hr Composite Software MdvMerge2
Radar Data Exchange (Bilateral)
Binary Format Binary Products
Radar Data Dissemination
Data Format Products

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