Houston

Radar Information
Radar name Houston Country 840 - United States of America (the)
WSI code 0-21010-0-255 Station operating status Operational
Supervising organization National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Station Type Land (fixed)
Installation date 2012-09-12 Region of origin of data North America
Latitude 29.4719 Longitude -95.0789
Elevation 5m Tower height 25
Owner name National Weather Service - NOAA Manufacturer Unisys
Time zone America/Adak Spatial extent Volume
Communication method Frequency Band S
Frequency 2700 Beam width 1.00
Peak power 750.0 Pulse width 1-2-3-4 1.57    4.71      
Pulse repetation frequency min 318 Pulse repetation frequency max 1304
Signal processor RVP8 TX/RX type Klystron    D
Polarization S Lowest & Highest angle 0.5    19.50
Task cycle time min 45.0 Task cycle time max 10.0
Minimum detectable signal of the receiver (DBM) -114 Minimum detectable signal of the receiver (DBZ)
Summer reflectivity [Z-R] 300    1.40 Status of Observation
Winter reflectivity [Z-R] 300    1.40 Sampling strategy continuous
Other reflectivity [Z-R]    Instrument Status
Level Of Data Reference time
Schedule of international exchange 0
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