Rwanda C250P Radar

Radar Information
Radar name Rwanda C250P Radar Country 646 - Rwanda
WSI code 0-21010-0-706 Station operating status Operational
Supervising organization Rwanda Meteorological Agency Station Type Land (fixed)
Installation date 2015-01-01 Region of origin of data Africa
Latitude -2.158056 Longitude 30.1131
Elevation 1567m Tower height 20
Owner name Rwanda Meteorology Agency Meteo Rwanda Manufacturer Advanced Radar Company (ARC)
Time zone Africa/Kigali Spatial extent Volume
Communication method Frequency Band C
Frequency 5625 Beam width 1.00
Peak power 250.0 Pulse width 1-2-3-4 0.40    2.00    0.00    0.00
Pulse repetation frequency min 160 Pulse repetation frequency max 2500
Signal processor DAQ TX/RX type Magnetron    D
Polarization D Lowest & Highest angle -5.0    95.00
Task cycle time min 5.0 Task cycle time max 5.0
Minimum detectable signal of the receiver (DBM) -112 Minimum detectable signal of the receiver (DBZ) 0
Summer reflectivity [Z-R] 300    1.40 Status of Observation
Winter reflectivity [Z-R] 300    1.40 Sampling strategy continuous
Other reflectivity [Z-R] 300    1.40 Instrument Status
Level Of Data Reference time
Schedule of international exchange 1
Local Web Url http://meteorwanda.gov.rw/index.php?id=2
Radar Data Exchange (Organizations)
Organization Name Data Format mdv
Products Composite Software Titan
Radar Data Exchange (Bilateral)
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Radar Data Dissemination
Data Format mdv Products

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